This is a continuation of experiment #1 using the same technique, but in another location. The study was conducted at the Linden St. studios which are part of the department of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
This stairwell is only two floors as opposed to the previous site which was 5 floors. Also, the materials in this stairwell are not nearly as uniform as those at the previous site. Here the material is predominantly exposed brick. The stairs are concrete filled metal pan construction. Also, as you can see in the photos below, there are two walls interior to the building that are constructed of wallboard. This contrasts with the monolithic construction of the previous site which was entirely concrete.
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| first recording of my voice as heard in the clip above |
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| final recording of my voice as heard in the clip above |
From the analysis above, it can be determined that the resonant frequency of this stairwell is somewhat lower than the stairwell in experiment #1. This stairwell has a resonant frequency of about 160Hz compared to the 200Hz of the stairwell in experiment #1.
I am beginning to think of these studies as sonic descriptions of the volume of spaces through the medium of the natural resonant frequencies of that space. In some ways, this starts to remind me of the large scale cast sculptural pieces by the artist Rachel Whiteread who reinterprets familiar objects and spaces by casting their negative and creating a positive.
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| Untitled (Stairs) 2001, Rachel Whiteread |
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| Untitled (Domestic), 2002, Rachel Whiteread |
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