Wang Changcun reviews Kaffe Matthew

by Dajuin

The following is translated from the Chinese sound artist Wang Changcun’s review of Kaffe Matthew’s latest sound installation for the British Council project, “Sound and the City - Shanghai”. Wang’s blog “Spunky Seafood” is here. And, in case you’re wondering, he told me he did not leave anything out in this review. (All photos © copyright 2006 Wang Changcun)

After work I went to a Northeastern restaurant and had a large plate of pickled cabbage dumplings. No smashed garlic there, so I just took garlic cloves directly.

It was too hot today. I shouldn’t have put my sweater on.

At this point, there were three live human beings in the bed.

“Sound and the City” - Shanghai. This photo shows the “Sound Bed” by the British sound artist Kaffe Matthew. The bed is comfortable. As you can see from the photo, no need to worry about falling off even if you are rolling in it. The sides and the bottom of the bed are made of tweeter, mid-range, and woofer speakers; the low frequencies generate mostly from underneath, so when you lie there in the bed, you feel great with that vibration. However, the vibrations are low in amplitude, so you just feel it, and no more. This is a multi-channel work. Let me stress this: the mattress and fabrics used are quite high-class; you feel really comfy in it. And I can’t help saying this again: you don’t have to worry about rolling off the bed! With all that said, I must say it’s not without shortcomings - you can’t stay in this bed too long; it might be bad for your health.

Related:

# Sound and the City Shanghai official site (English) - still under construction!!
# Sound and the City Shanghai official site (Chinese)
# GNO’s posts related to Sound and the City Guangzhou




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