consume(behave) is a piece that deals with four stages of consumer behavior: mania, anxiety, panic and depression. each "stage" is broken down into four 15 minute tracks made of composed ambient sound, found sound from Wall Street trading floors, shopping mall here in Bergen. The sounds are mended in a way that can reflect the various stages of the consumer process and at the as a blurred reminder
consume(behave) is the sound element of the consume project. The visual element (blur) is on display with the aPolitic exhibition in Boston, Massachusetts. Where the visual piece deals with the context of the political/media spectrum, (behave) allows the viewer-listener to experience the soundscape element of the work. As the painting is a sheen, white surface with the word "consume" blurred beneath the sheen white surface, behave leads the listener into a sound realm made for made exclusively for this exhibition hall.
consume(behave) comes at a pivotal time, both in terms of consumer anxiety and . The setting, in Gamle Norges Bank (Old Norways Bank) |
