Machinic Paragenesis & H’

Artist Samuel Beilby's research interests have long centered on infrasound, frequencies imperceptible to the human ear. In his installation series "Machinic Paragenesis" and the video "H'," Beilby conducted field expeditions to automated logistics centers in Taiwan, Japan, and Singapore to capture recordings. He also incorporated participants' footage of car horns as raw material. To capture these elusive elements, Beilby employed tools such as zoom recording devices, EMF (electromagnetic field) recording devices, sub-AM frequency recording devices, and contact microphones. His objective is to delve into the complexities of factory automation, investigating the interplay between industrial capitalism and the natural ecological systems of humanity. In the exhibition, he visualized this exploration through a series of sound installations and videos.

Artist's Event Score:

1. Take a short video in landscape orientation of the sun (5 seconds)
2. Record the sound of a car horn (5 seconds)
3. Place a contact microphone on your neck and try to hum the same pitch of the car horn, but as low as possible. (5 seconds)

Note: Connect it to a speaker/recording device and record it. If you don't have a contact microphone you can just use a phone/field recorder to record your humming