The "Our Broken Toys" Exhibition

Links Gallery, Canberra, Australia


Scrapercussion #3

March 1982

Resonant scrap connected along
a continuum of 3/16"; steel rod
supported by skid-wood
chassis on a pedestal. Metal
portion acts as Theremin antenna
to sense nearness of viewers;
output patchable to five other
scrapercussions with contact
speakers (also serves as speaker
for other scrapercussions).
Described in
"Standard Performance
Practice, Soundsculpture and
Scrapercussion,"
Percussive Notes,
Research Edition, Autumn, '83 .

Photo by Tim Brook


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