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Brian McNamara
Ephemeral Countdown
Ephemeral countdown(rise of the machine) - 2017 – Wood, 7 segment display, IC, wire , steel, speaker – 45cm x 114cn x 25cm
The work was made as part of my Qbank residency in Queentown, Tasmania.
Rise of the Machine
This installation explores this use of machines to make music, A countdown timer takes a light readings of the room at 1 second intervals. When the timer reaches zero a complex algorithm uses the readings to make a musical composition. When the composition is played it is erased from memory and the countdown timer restarts.


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