North of a Solid Ground

The translation of the physicality of a concrete construction block into a sound expression. Tektronix 760A stereo audio monitor, vinyl record.

I used photogrammetry to construct a 3D model of a reference concrete construction block, and databending techniques to render this geometric information into sound. The resulting sound expression is a representation of the block’s material properties, maintaining a connection to its structural essence while abstracting its presence into an auditory form.

This transformation is presented through an Tektronix 760A stereo audio monitor stereo audio monitor that displays the waveforms of the sound expression derived from the concrete block. The use of this device emphasises the intermediate ground the work occupies between materiality and abstraction.