photo: tobias koch; location: diapason gallery, new york 2006

 mp3 excerpt

a blown up balloon (about 40cm diameter) is pulled over the tip of a prepared syringe. some drops of water are inserted into the spaces of the male part.  then, the sound can be tuned by pulling the male part out. very slowly air escapes through the syringe and produces sound at the exit point. due to small  irregularities in the material and preparation each object differs in sound and duration. thus the overall effect is that of a slow moving and shifting soundscape  with a general process going from a global mass sound at the beginning to an appearance of individual voices towards the end.
duration: approx. 5h