The Inside of a Closed Box, 24 Times (2025)

The Inside of a Closed Box, 24 Times — an installation embodying the processes of physical and cultural decay. The illusion of a 3D zoetrope animates and breathes life into the destructive phenomenon of generation loss. Monolithic, coral-like sculptures cycle through states of erosion under a stark 10hz strobe light, drawing the audience into their pulsating, breath-like disintegration. The version presented in 2025 at CMR in Redruth, Cornwall, also introduces a live sonic exploration of the work: a performance using contact microphones attached to the strobe light, turntable, and the drum-like pillar that supports the installation. These sounds are manipulated in real time — warped, sampled, and re-EQ’d — to uncover a shifting, tactile sonic signature. Treating the installation as an instrument, transforming visual decay into resonant noise.