Annie Bradley
grind every particle
Opening: Thursday 4 April, 5:30pm
at Audio Foundation, 4 Poynton Terrace, Auckland
Field recordings are gathered for grind every particle. In one process a car acts as a mobile recording device during the artists daily travels to and from work, operating as a base for further recordings. The work dwells in the sense of contemplative time that develops during commuting and the sharp details which form along the way. A sustained attention is given to the relationship between surfaces and the way they skim across each other when in motion – the grazing of vehicles and bodies.
The road on closer inspection is revealed to be a patchwork, bogged, filled, chipped and in a state of endless repair. Forming a music of terrains, each minute detail is gently touched and repeated. The toyota ‘starlet’ becomes an instrument of chance in a composition across lanes.