David Maranha & Patricia Machás (PT)

The optical phenomenon penumbra is a partial shadow, as in an eclipse, between regions of complete shadow and complete illumination. This work alludes to it and deals with the projection of light and sound in its simplest form and in a specific architectural space. It builds itself on the relationship between time and space in a circular process where the sound echoes in the location structure and is simultaneously feed by it. The light, like a magnifier, reveals and defines the focus as a drawing, in an ambiguous space made of light and shadow: “…and then, when darkness arrived, and the sound of silence became perceptible, I could see…”.

appearance at Tuned City
Brussels / Situational Listening – 29. June 2013