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The Domplatz (cathedral
square) in Cologne, Germany is the site for VOLUMINA EX-CATHEDRAL,
an 8-channel soundspace installation presented during the Art Cologne
Festival, Germany's largest annual art festival.
The installation audio is made entirely of the resonant frequencies of
the cathedral which were recorded by the artist in the summer of 2003,
and which were also featured as part of the SEVEN SPACES (2004)
installation.
This outdoor installation, next to Germany's largest, most revered
cathedral, affords the listener the opportunity to hear the rarified
resonant signature of the cathedral as an installation, which he/she
can then compare directly to the nearby, nearly imperceptible cathedral
resonance.
The title refers to the volumes or masses of sound that are always
present in the cathedral, and their relocation outside the cathedral to
the Domplatz. The installation celebrates the cathedral as a noted
historical site and the engine of a mighty acoustic phenomenon.
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