In October 2004
VOLUMINA
EX-CATHEDRAL
was installed in the cathedral
square as the City of Cologne's official celebratory event in
recognition of the Art Cologne Festival.
For another city event the following summer, World Youth Days, I
prepared a new 5-channel verision of this installation. The more
intimate
indoor setting and the opportunity to better experience the
installation, freed from the extraneous noise of the highly trafficked
cathedral square, allow for a more nuanced work. This new version,
VOLUMINA-X
addresses these factors as it features a wider dynamic range and a more
subtle handling of the sonic materials.
The title refers to the volumes (masses) of sound that are always
present in the silence of the cathedral, and to their relocation --
ex-cathedral.
