Piper Keys

Inside the 18th century decor of the gallery, Tieu has installed two dining table units designed for challenging environments. Across their stainless steel surfaces empty food containers have been left, suggesting they have been recently used. Ambient sound hovers in the room. Composed from field recordings and audio libraries, the noise of kitchen alarms, gates slamming and neon lights flickering have been built in to a single dissonant rhythm that eventually transitions into a melody. Images move across a stainless-steel encased TV screen. The images, like the field recordings, are observational.

In her work she uses Minirigs for all of the sounds and recordings in her installation find out more about her work here.