Exhibition: Sound Solid Liquid Light

Sound Solid Liquid Light is a new collaboration and installation by SJ Blackmore, Naomi Frears, Leila Galloway and Alice Mahoney, incorporating sculpture, film and sound.

Working with clay, organza, electronic beaters, video, and sound, the work explores sensations around structures, shimmering bodies of water, rhythm, and colour.

Beaters driven by solenoids activate drum beats from the ceramic sculptures, producing percussive rhythms, while objects are also given voices, which respond to the overall soundscape.

The sound is designed in the form of a suite transitioning from restrained and rhythmic to rich and harmonic.

The organza delineates the space creating a voluptuous curtain that acts as both an enclosure and a veil.

The film focuses on colour, rhythm, and framing, working with the flowing and rippling of water as well as the hands of the artists arranging the sculptures.

All of these elements, in conversations with each other, create an enveloping and immersive experience.