Temperamental Stairs, in collaboration with Arthur Jones, 2010
Sensor pad system, VCT, speakers, Midi controller, computer, 330 audio clips, 3ftx40ft
Borrowing shrieks, giggles, moments of abandon and sadness from the daily activities of the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh,
Temperamental Stairs uses these sounds to create new emotional and playful possibilities on the main staircase of the museum.
Each stair triggers one sound from hourly rotating themes.
THEMES
Human Beatbox
Emotional Rollercoaster
Diseases of the Elderly
gross to delicious
I Love Yous
Oohh Ahhs
The Flu
Sleeping Snores
Ouch Get Off Me
Fears
Animal Sounds
Opinionated Siblings