My Fans Sing the Songs
Using vocals and combining it with everyday sounds to create a dynamic sonic experiences has been a recurring theme in my recent works. As I child I was fascinated by the way my voice sounded singing into a fan. With My Fans Sing the Songs, I want to reconstruct this experience as a live audio performance and alternatively, as an interactive sound installation. I envision that the setup would consist of a multitude of large pedestal fans with speakers attached to their backs. Each fan would be connected to a micro controller console, to change the speed of the fans and volume of the speakers. This forms the basic platform for both the installation and the performance.
This project could be seen as an analog/mechanical Granular Synthesizer. The goal is to create a multi-sensory experience; one that has a tactile dimension. Imagine standing in the center of circle of large fans with air blowing at you from all directions — it is nothing close to what we experience in our daily interaction with fans. The installation can be modified to suit the budget and the space available. Please refer to the included images for some sample configurations.
 Live performance configuration |
 Installation configuration |
Budget Estimate
| Item | Quantity | Per-unit cost | Item cost |
| Large Industrial fans | 5 | 185+Transport | 1000 |
| 4″-5″ speakers | 10 | 40 | 400 |
| Multi-channel amplifier | 500 | ||
| Custom audio mixer | 500 | ||
| Other accessories (cables, arduino boards etc) | 400 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 200 | ||
| Total | 2800 | ||
Work Sample
- NOMONOSOUND: Live Performance, 2006
- Lullaby Daze: Live Performance, 2008
- PEEL: Multi-channel audio-visual installation, 2009
- TUNNELING: Live Audio Visual Performance