Erin SCHLOEFFEL
Sonus
plywood, aluminium, analogue circuit
Sonus (detail)
Sonus paired with Allan Giddy’s Zephyr in NOX Night Sculpture Walk 2021, Randwick, Sydney (image: Allan Giddy)
Sonus is an interactive sound work which produces ‘drone’ frequencies through an analogue circuit. Performing as both sculpture and musical instrument, Sonus allows the audience to create ambient soundscapes in collaboration with Allan Giddy’s wind-responsive installation Zephyr. The closing of a circuit as the stylus touches the aluminium on each element of the work generates a scale of notes, with longer holds sustaining a longer drone frequency.