Building upon the concept of a ›vibrational experience‹ and the therapeutic effects (relaxation, reduction of stress and anxiety) of low frequency sound and the physicality of working with subwoofers, I created a body of work entitled »BODIES AND SUBWOOFERS (B.A.S.)« – a series of site-specific installations and concerts with bespoke compositions, produced for each location.
I analyze the specifics of the room, arrange the subwoofers, and select specific low frequency sound waves, taking into account sonic characteristics such as resonances and reverberations that are created in interaction with the architecture of the room, and their transparency, which can only be perceived in a tactile manner.
This stimulation for the whole body invites us to get in touch with different kinds of vibrations and to be shaken by them. The physical and perceptual effects remain a field of experimentation. The sound massage is felt and heard on the skin and in the body, it gives the feeling of being touched and embraced by sound waves. The invisible touch of sound.
Each B.A.S. is formed by a bespoke subwoofer arrangement that is designed following the space’s dimensions and subwoofer type. With these calculated measurements, one can create ''living zones’’ (with higher or variations of acoustic pressure) and ''dead zones’’ (no acoustic pressure). The liveliness of an area is determined by the expression of the acoustic pressure throughout a region, where bodies can or cannot perceive the acoustic signal with their skin/body parts.