BODIES AND SUBWOOFERS (B.A.S.)

BODIES AND SUBWOOFERS (B.A.S.)

Building upon the concept of a vibrational experience and the therapeutic effects (such as relaxation and reduction of stress and anxiety) of low frequency sound and the physicality of working with subwoofers, Stefanie Egedy 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.

Egedy analyzes the specifics of the room, arranges the subwoofers, and selects specific low frequency sound waves, taking into account sonic characteristics such as resonances and reverberations created in interaction with the room's architecture, and their transparency, which can only be perceived in a tactile manner.

This full-body stimulation invites us to engage with different kinds of vibrations and be physically shaken by them. The physical and perceptual effects remain an area of experimentation. The sound massage is both felt and heard on the skin and within the body, giving the sensation of being touched and embraced by sound waves—an invisible touch of sound.

Each B.A.S. installation is formed by a bespoke subwoofer arrangement, designed based on the space’s dimensions and the subwoofer type. With these calculated measurements, one can create living zones (with higher or varied acoustic pressure) and dead zones (with no acoustic pressure). The liveliness of an area is determined by the expression of acoustic pressure throughout the region, where bodies may or may not perceive the acoustic signal through their skin or body parts.