Black Dental Floss

— Aeolian instrument
practice • Field_Notes • wait-and-hear • residency

2023 — wait and hear group, initiated by Till Bovermann and Bart HM Vandeput

Black dental floss is spun into a tree or similar structure. Any vibration within the floss, whether caused by the wind, the tree or the people interacting with it, is picked up by contact microphones attached to one or more individual threads. These vibrations are amplified and made audible through headphones on the installation itself and through a loudspeaker in a nearby place where people gather and interact with each other.

The Wait and Hear group exploring wind and vibrations near the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in 2023.

The Wait and Hear group exploring wind and vibrations near the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in 2023.

Black dental floss, Aeolian instrument is a metaphor for the complexity of the relationships we often experience. The entanglement between the branches of the host, the floss, the wind and the people interacting with the device represents an artificial rhizome that is constantly changing and evolving.

Affiliation:
Field_Notes the north escaping, 2023
Further information:
Black dental floss, Aeolian instrument is an artistic research practice that emerged from the installation concept Dental Harp.