
After being closed to the public for over 8 months due to a devastating fire in May 2012, TAP has been fully refurbished and has opened its doors once again. A great programme of events running through until 24th March has been curated to celebrate the re-launch of the project, opening with an exhibition of TAP artists on the 12th January 4-6PM. The exhibition will also include a painting by the late Chris Lang, whose work was damaged in the fire. For opening times and further details see T-A-P
Spectracube (2012 – Robinson / Bowditch)
The dual functionality of this 1977 built Bell & Howell sound-slide projector mirrors the way in which Robinson and Bowditch often work. Robinson, a Deaf visual artist includes audio into her work, whilst Bowditch, a musician, uses the form of objects to create and project sound works. In this collaborative piece they highlight their perceived deficiencies (Robinson's hearing loss and Bowditch's colour blindness) by using one to determine the other. The chromatic spectrum slide images constructed by Robinson were analysed for their red, green and blue colour data. This data is then transposed onto the audible sound spectrum and the corresponding frequency ranges generated by Bowditch to create an audible version of the image. The tones are then played back at the same time as their representative slide to present the viewer with the 'sound of colour' and the 'colour of sound'.
"A similar pushing of our senses...where a reversal takes place, the colour of sound, and the sound of colour, taking what is inaccessible for them both, in order to facilitate a whole different kind of experience for others."
The dual functionality of this 1977 built Bell & Howell sound-slide projector mirrors the way in which Robinson and Bowditch often work. Robinson, a Deaf visual artist includes audio into her work, whilst Bowditch, a musician, uses the form of objects to create and project sound works. In this collaborative piece they highlight their perceived deficiencies (Robinson's hearing loss and Bowditch's colour blindness) by using one to determine the other. The chromatic spectrum slide images constructed by Robinson were analysed for their red, green and blue colour data. This data is then transposed onto the audible sound spectrum and the corresponding frequency ranges generated by Bowditch to create an audible version of the image. The tones are then played back at the same time as their representative slide to present the viewer with the 'sound of colour' and the 'colour of sound'.
"A similar pushing of our senses...where a reversal takes place, the colour of sound, and the sound of colour, taking what is inaccessible for them both, in order to facilitate a whole different kind of experience for others."
Works in the show
Mono (Fox), Stereo (Hare) 2012
"Damien Robinson examines old or outmoded technologies as a means of looking at the new, reinvigorating that which may be considered lost or devoid of purpose. Such interplay reveals the true extent of the influence that technologies have on their users, eventually affecting the content mediated through these devices. The recycled slide viewers on display seem to attest to a deconstruction of perception, two eyes, and one eye, the stripping down of parts by the technology, perhaps reducing one to a Cyclops state, pressed against the view finder...." (Full exhibition text below, courtesy of Alexander Barrett and TAP gallery.
"Damien Robinson examines old or outmoded technologies as a means of looking at the new, reinvigorating that which may be considered lost or devoid of purpose. Such interplay reveals the true extent of the influence that technologies have on their users, eventually affecting the content mediated through these devices. The recycled slide viewers on display seem to attest to a deconstruction of perception, two eyes, and one eye, the stripping down of parts by the technology, perhaps reducing one to a Cyclops state, pressed against the view finder...." (Full exhibition text below, courtesy of Alexander Barrett and TAP gallery.

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