'Shit! I forgot the iPod!' is an electromagnetic environment specially created for the 'Electroprobes'. The installation presents a chaotic assemblage of electric/electronic objects, commonly found in the houses of the 21st century: electric appliances, mobile phones chargers, DVD players, computers and transformers. The inherent order behind this chaotic assemblage is revealed by the electroprobes.
Concept
The various objects are arranged by their electromagnetic tunes in order to create a magnetic 'orchestra' that the user is able to hear with the probes. We wanted to reveal their dreams and inaudible dialogues, while creating an alternative taxonomy of the objects in an apparently chaotic sound organ.
Electronic objects have a wide range of electro-tunes: a fridge is bassy and warm, so is a TV screen. A computer scanner creates a high-pitched whistling. An LED display board sounds like light rain. You can also find percussion in the electromagnetic realm: a wireless telephone will pulse hard bass beats, clocks with seconds will provide damp strokes.
Electromagnetic melodies performed by a drill and a TV, songs of interferences between a neon light and a heater, GPS bass lines with remote control solos, the soundscape created by this apparently chaotic sound organ is various, intriguing and ever-changing.
Design and Development
'Shit! I forgot the iPod!' was originally created in the 'Ausstellungshalle fur Zeitgenossische Kunst' gallery in Munster, Germany for the exhibition 'Ron Arad, The Masters Selection', 16. September - 28. October 2005.
See also 'Gijón Magnetica'. and 'Magnetic Guangzhou'.