The End of Hearing: building the Otomixer #1

So as part of the show set and the whole project, and the general method I am using in my work right now—I started building a speculative/fictional/God-save-us-from-it object. It is the Otomixer—a tool for regulating one's hearing. By adjusting the frequency bands of your hearing with the equaliser sliders you can customise your own ototoxic compound, take it and experience hearing loss according to your settings. It can be in effect from as short as 4 hours, to as long as one's lifetime—so use the timing know with care!



I started building the Otomixer in Central St Marintn's wood workshop in Southampton Row building last week. And this is the nicest workshop I've ever been to (I've been to three, worked in two). They've got plenty of nice, old, sturdy machines, which are pure pleasure to use. This is actually the last year anyone can use those facilities in the epic Southampton Row building, because everything's moving to King's Cross in summer. Lucky me!

I will publish some pics with the workshop itself, because I feel it's just too much pity to have it forgotten. I wish to remember working there...