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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.

2026 Tap Tap Tap 3.mp4.mp4

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

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