Setting (N1 5SH)

Setting (N1 5SH)

12 strings, tuned chromatically across an octave, are electromagnetically activated by local FM radio. Bolted to the walls or ceiling of the space, this instrument / sculpture / installation creates ever-changing music hyper-specific to a single place and time.

The title refers to setting text to music. Here, the "text" is both the physical space, via its material / acoustic characteristics, as well as the invisible radio waves emanating through the room, creating a kind of polytextual counterpoint between the materials that define a "here". The parenthetical part of the title is the London post code of the gallery.