‘Surrounded in tears’

DATE: 2004
MEDIA: sound sculpture

‘Surrounded in tears’ plays through 22 channels to create a symphony of 100 crying sounds sampled from different cultures and periods. Comprising new recordings and archival research, the audio was composed in collaboration with composer Michael Nyman with the visual aspect of the installation realised with designer Jasper Morrison.

Presented at:

XI Bienal de Cuenca “Surrounded in Tears” Cuenca Ecuador 11|11|11
Nuit Blanche 09, Toronto Canada 2009
Musee D’Art De Joliette Quebec, 2008
Fundacion Telefonica, Buenos Aires 2007
Kunstverein Freiburg, 2006
Tate Liverpool, 2004

Commissioned by the Liverpool Biennial 2004 and the Arts Council of England