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Take the AAA Train (1994) |
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| Kinetic Installation, Temporary Installation and Gallery Installation | |
| Location: ether ohnetitel gallery, Napier Street Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia | |
| Installation by Ernie Althoff. Exhibited as part of “Earwitness: Excursions in Sound” curated by Sonia Leber, 18 November - 27 December 1994. Text reprinted from Earwitness brochure with permission. |
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| Evoking railway imagery, Althoff’s work uses ten aluminium tube-chimes suspended to swing and be struck by rotating beaters. This creates a chance determined, ten-pitch “melody” underpinned by sounds from bamboo woodblocks and the rumble of beaters dragged over the floorboards. | |
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Published by The University of Melbourne Comments, questions, corrections and additions: i.mott@unimelb.edu.au Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 18 January 2007 http://www.sounddesign.unimelb.edu.au/web/biogs/P000490b.htm |