“Poly-Articulate”
Justin Clemens, Chris Henschke, John Meade and Andrew Trevillian
3 Oct → 26 Oct 2002

Poly-Articulate was a series of meditations around the paradoxes of articulation, considered in the heterogeneity of its material, visual, aural and conceptual aspects. Taking form through a collaborative working group of four artists/designers/writers, the project used different technologies from the most ancient (the voice box) to the most current (real-time rendering engines).

With the utilisation of laser sensors crossing the gallery spaces, 20 digital monitors accompanied by vocal syllables would respond to the viewers. movement. Another piece of technology a theremin installed below the sculpture of a trachea (inner ear) mutated the vocal sounds upon its engagement along with a microphone suspended in one of the galleries. The visual and sound aspects of this project made it a compelling spatial experience.

An interactive CD-Rom accompanied with a text by Justin Clemens was published with this project.