In Gordon Monahan's sound installation “Resonant Platinum Records” resonating metal records with iridescent oscillating sounds are played in the space. In total, twelve of these approximately 40 cm large “platinum records” are suspended on steel wires under the vaults – and spread out through the entire area of the reservoir. Small electric motors that are controlled individually cause the wires to oscillate. The sound and intensity of the records’ resonances  change according to the original sound source. Using this unusual sound generator, Monahan realizes a 12-channel, accessible composition with finely nuanced, metallic sounds. The oscillating sounds of the records seem to dissolve the heaviness of the vaulted architecture.


Small Water Reservoir, Entrance: Diedenhofer Straße
Opening: Wed, 04 July at 6 p.m.
Open: Wed – Sun 2 p.m. – 8 p.m., Long Night: Sun, 2 September til midnight
Entry: 4 Euro/ reduced 3 Euro, U2 Senefelderplatz, M2 Metzer Straße


Organized by singuhr e.V.
Supported by: Bezirksamt Pankow von Berlin, Initiative Neue Musik Berlin e.V., Förderband e.V.This exhibition is part of a retrospective touring exhibition organized by the Robert McLaughlin Gallery of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and supported by a grant from the Museums Assistance Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage. The touring exhibition is accompanied by the publication of a book entitled Gordon Monahan – Seeing Sound: Sound Art, Performance, and Music, 1978-2011, edited by Linda Jansma and Carsten Seiffarth. Artist's travel supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Foto: Leander Hörmann