2014 Exhibition
20. Scale is Everything
In Scale is Everything, the intricate interior shape of Detroit’s Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Ralph Adams Cram, 1907) is precisely scanned down to the millimeter. The digitized form is used to generate fluid-like acoustic simulations, which are then projected onto the surfaces of the chancel. Simultaneous to the projection, a precision-timed audio piece composed to excite the natural acoustics of the space is pumped into the room through powerful loudspeakers and subwoofers. Scale is Everything connects visual and aural representations of the acoustic performance of architecture.
Special thanks to the Cathedral Church of St. Paul
Artist Talk Saturday, 4pm at Cathedral Church St. Paul, 4840 Woodward, Detroit, MI 48201
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Artist Information
Zackery Belanger
Zackery Belanger is a designer, artist, consultant, and researcher whose work is centered on the acoustic performance of architecture. He is increasingly obsessed with the postdigital – combining analog and digital processes to their best result – and the connection between ornament and acoustic surfaces. Current work includes the development of new methods for the analysis and design of buildings for sound, and the production of music using precise micro time scales. He regularly creates innovative geometries and systems, educates architects and the general public, and consults on projects of all sizes. In 2013 he became the inaugural Researcher-in-Residence at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center [EMPAC]. He is the founder of Archgeometer – an acoustic design, research, and consulting firm based just north of New York City.
www.archgeometer.com