This is my final conceptual plan and Exhibition Tech Plan Submission for my installation.

‘SCORE OF A SCULPTURE’

The installation I am constructing will be a sculpture made from 18mm plywood accompanied by a composition which will be played on repeat alongside the structure. This piece is entirely representative of the materiality of plywood and its hidden prominence in society. The score delves into this motif and is reflective of this imagery and texture.

The piece is intended to sit in the presence of people and other works in the designated space, immersing the aware viewer, but not through any means that are overbearing in noise or structural magnitude.
Conceptually the piece will highlight the subtle presence of the material through sound and structure, using speakers rather than headphones to act as a part of the environment rather than isolate the spectator.

I will use a CD as a playback medium with instructions to loop the piece. I have chosen the compact disk to further highlight materiality as a motif for the installation. This also incorporates a certain desired interactive component within the piece.
Initial references and inspiration separate from my musical composition include El Lissitzky, Tom Sachs, Thessin Machado, Brian Eno, Chris Burden, and Gary Webb.

This is the description and initial proposal for my Element 2 submission and element 2 gallery submission for Specialising and Exhibiting.

This project is a part of my continued exploration of the musical score as a structure, when played alongside imagery. Expansion of the film score. 

The installation will be a sculpture constructed out of ¾ inch plywood accompanied by an ambient composition. This is my attempt to represent the significance of plywood as a durable building material in society and the structural and emotional role of sound when placed alongside imagery. 

I have designed a plywood structure that is approximately 24 by 24 inches, load bearing, and highlights the characteristics of the material. I will cut evenly spaced holes on the 6 sides of the structure for aesthetic purposes for both the structure and certain instrumentation in the score. 

For the score of this sculpture, I am going to compose musical pieces that serve the texture of the medium I am using for the sculpture, as well as the emotional direction of this imagery. Instruments recorded will include acoustic and electric guitar as well as analog synthesizers. I will also incorporate percussion into the score, and this will be recorded with scrap pieces of plywood from the construction of the sculpture.  

Here are my initial sketches and measurements. In the ‘cut 6’ section of the steps, the 2 pieces should be 24″ by 22.6″ approx, rather than 22.6″x22.6″.