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Fig 2. Contact microphone placement onto bisque ware

Fig 1. "Tap Tap Tap" installation view, Pao's Gallery

Fig 3. Water collection set-up

Fig 4. Detail of vitrified ceramics boards and drainage pipes
Tap Tap Tap
2026
Ceramics, metal corrugated sheets, water, drainage pipes, contact microphones, amplifier
Dimension Variables
This installation explores how material processes generate acoustic phenomena that shape lived experience. Drawing on stages of clay—bone dry, bisque and vitrified ware—the work mimics and amplifies natural noises, echoing everyday moments such as air-conditioner drips, and collecting water. Through reconfiguration, subtle transitions—diffusion, slaking and dehydrating with the pores of clay—expand into unfamiliar sonic structures that influence the experience of remembering.
As entering, murmurs of clay rise and fall along the threshold. Layers of sound invite attention to the subtle play between clay, movement, and perception. In this moment, every day's noises soften, and something formless begins to emerge — shaped by the encounters of clay, sound, and city.

Video 1. "Tap Tap Tap" live documentation, Pao's Gallery