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Alex Braden: Sound Installation

Piece and Quiet

Arlington County Spotlight Artist Grant, to be installed on Saturdays at the following locations:

  • Nov. 22 – Westover Branch Library
  • Nov. 29 – Cherrydale Branch Library
  • Dec. 6 – Central Library
  • Dec. 13 – Shirlington Branch Library
Axon Xylophone Bridge, a previous sound piece created by Braden and collaborators at Artisphere.

Fermata, a piece at Artisphere on which Braden was one of several collaborators.

True quiet is a near impossible experience.

Even in anechoic chambers—soundproofed spaces designed to eliminate echoes—the sound of breathing or a heartbeat can seem louder than a passing freight train. And when we try to create a silent haven (such as at a library), we start noticing softer sounds that we might not have otherwise heard.

The sounds you will hear in Alexander Braden’s sound installation “Piece and Quiet” were recorded around Arlington County over a period of a few days in September, 2014. They are woven together into a subtle composition that will play quietly on loop, broadcast over eight speakers, each playing a unique part of the soundscape.

With “Piece and Quiet,” Braden invites you to enter the Library, listen, and discover.

 

Learn more about Public Art in Arlington County.

 

October 28, 2014 by Web Editor

Filed Under: Art Exhibits, Art News, News, On Exhibit Tagged With: art news

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