a site specific 2 channel sound and light, quilted vinyl sculpture, 14' x 10.5' x 14'
SYNAH was created to be looked at from the sidewalk 24/7
the piece is freestanding with the quilt zip tied to the framework
a custom built LED matrix along the back of the piece was programmed to illuminate in synchronicity with the audio
paterns for the quilt were infulenced by the brick in surounding neoclasical architecture
SYNAH and San Francisco City Hall
scale model of SYNAH
one of three speakers mounted in front of the gallery. The audio was composed of modified feild recordings taken from the neighborhood surrounding the gallery.
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The acronym SYNAH stands for Sometimes You Need A Hole. Both the gallery space and the structure it houses are inaccessible to the audience, making SYNAH an inherently voyeuristic experience. The womblike environment is housed in a wooden armature that is unable to support an individual's weight, and the gallery itself is off limits to the public due to seismic instability. SYNAH is a hole no one can physically inhabit.
SYNAH was commissioned by The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery for their Grove Street location, which was formerly their main gallery and is now a very large storefront facing City Hall.