The Master's Voice
Artist
Sonia Leber and David Chesworth
Medium
Digital recording, stainless steel grilles
District
Civic
Commissioned
2001
artsACT
A low wall snakes along the edge of the eastern end of City Walk, and sounds emanate from a series of stainless steel grids inserted into the wall and ground.
People walking past hear the unexpected real–world sounds of people talking to animals, but with the sounds of the animals edited out, the voices seem to be calling out directly to the passersby: beckoning, controlling, coaxing. The addressee has been changed and visitors find themselves implicated in the work.
The sounds were recorded at farms, parks, training schools, zoos, veterinary practices, and animal shows.
The sound for this artwork is programmed and can be heard in half hour blocks starting at the following times:
AM - 8:00 and 9:00
PM - 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 5:00 and 6:00
Sonia Leber and David Chesworth
The Master's Voice, 2001
Digital recording, stainless steel grilles
Akuna Street end of City Walk, Civic