FOUND

#UNRAVEL is a new collaborative project between FOUND + Aidan Moffat.

#UNRAVEL is a collection of devices making up a gallery-based, reactive sound installation, through which the audience will attempt to unravel the truth about The Narrator’s life through playing records from his collection.

At the heart of the installation is a vinyl record player and ten 7” records. Visitors to the gallery are encouraged to select a record from the collection and play it on the turntable. As soon as they drop the needle onto the vinyl the installation springs to life. The record player controls a series of acoustic musical instruments positioned throughout the gallery. These self-playing instruments soundtrack the story as the narrator recounts a memory from his life. Each 7” record represents a different memory, but unlike conventional vinyl recordings they sound different every time they are played. Just as a real narrator alters the way they tell a story depending on their mood, audience and context, the memories embodied in the installation will distort, evolve and warp depending on external influences: time, audience, opinion and pressure.

FOUND are currently artists-in-residence at Inspace, Edinburgh until 19 February 2012. We will be hosting free-entry public events every Thursday evening. To find out more info please visit: www.mediascot.org

#UNRAVEL will be unveiled to the public at SWG3 at the Glasgow International festival (20 April – 7 May 2012).

#UNRAVEL is supported by
Creative Scotland | New Media Scotland | The University of Edinburgh

www.unravelproject.com