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<div>Denim Szram: GEDANKENPENDEL</div>
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<div>“Gedankenpendel" is an interactive sound installation with
the aim to draw the visitors attention to his conciseness and his
constant flow of thoughts. Various mental states are symbolized with
sound and can be discovered by interacting with the sound sculpture.
The installation consists of a sound-ball made out of 12 speakers
hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the room. The visitor is
able to interact with the sound object by swinging it like a pendulum.
When the speaker- ball is hanging still, you can hear a clear and
understandable speech played simultaneously out of the 12 speakers of
the sound-object. This symbolizes mindfulness and concentration in the
state of mediation. However when the speaker-ball is moved by the
visitor, the clear speech turns into many overlapping and interfering
thoughts. While swinging and rotating, the 12 speakers play various
speech fragments at the same time. This stands for confusion and the
distraction of thoughts. The visitor is not able to distinguish the
hearable thoughts any more. The bigger the movement of the
sound-object, the more confusing and distracted the sound. The more
quiet the movement, the more concentrated and understandable the sound
of the sound-ball. This embodies the constant flow of thoughts and
shows the contrast between the concentrated and the distracted
mind.</div>
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