“BASS BATH”
Immersive Sonic Experience
January 2025
Bass Bath explores the physical nature of bass frequencies. Presented here is a proof of concept. Metal covers capture mechanical energy from speakers strategically placed around a pool. Original bass heavy sonic works are played through the speakers with the metal traps bringing the bass energy into the water causing visible ripples from each speaker location. This physical expression of sonic energy is an interpretation of a sound bath highlighting water’s sonic permeability.
“HER”
December 8th, 2021 - January 4th, 2022
video courtesy of Brian Gonzalez
INNER WORLD OF A WOMAN explores themes of feminine power and emergence by means of an immersive sound installation. Viewers were invited to meditate in the cavernous structure with the artist’s light sculpture synced to the undulating sounds of the piece where themes of regeneration, birth and death permeate the space. A recording of conversation and a closet of lit clothing separate inner and outer worlds highlighting the performance of femininity juxtaposed by the potency of feminine power.
“she could be shy”
Interactive Multi Media Experience
Tisch, New York, August 2025
Multiple plants were connected to impulse sensors recording electrical output in the mountains of Southern California. Of the plants recorded, the Coyote Mint had a unique character in relationship to the other plants recorded. This plant would not output electrical signal when closely observed. At a distance, however, the Monardella Villosa would output signal. When the artist walked away, the plant would get quiet again. This unusual expression of electrical signal gave the flower the unique quality of being “shy”.
In consequential research; questions around discovery, ownership and stewardship of land were highlighted. AI’s role in search queries around the Monardella Villosa began by singularly reflecting the colonial discovery of this plant by George Bentham in 1844, yet Indigenous wisdom of the land and First People’s stories reflect a connection to the Coyote as a symbol of great significance. The AI queries changed in response to the probing of questions relative to indigenous wisdom around the Coyote Mint changing the tone and return of information thereafter.
The experience of the artist’s recording of the plant was recreated in the 4D Audio Lab at NYU’s Tisch Campus in New York where viewers could experience the interactive piece. Every note was played by the original live plant while the instruments were curated by Arressai. When attendees got too close to the work the sound would go out, yet an approach on any four sides would activate a different piece of sonic composition. Attendees emulated pollinator-like behaviors in the documentation of the exhibition, drawing an interesting parallel between vibrational communication and physically responsive sensory perception.
The research involved in this project highlights questions around stewardship, discovery, and acknowledgement. AI’s reflexive response to questions around origin mirror probing required to gain a holistic scope of systems and acknowledgement.