I cannot make this work without you
'I was an instrument waiting to be picked up.'
Lydia Darling
made in art
Part of The Body as art /
a DIY9 LADA funded exchange
Images by àgata alcañiz
'
I rigged up a system of pulleys made from elastic strings that, when plucked, went through a programme that amplified and distorted the sound, creating strange ambient music. I could not reach the strings myself –
I was an instrument waiting to be picked up.
The strings were soaked in blood that I had taken from myself.
This created a physical relationship between the audience and myself.'
{Reflective Text}
I rigged up a system of pulleys made from elastic strings that, when plucked, went through a programme that amplified and distorted the sound, creating strange ambient music. I could not reach the strings myself –
I was an instrument waiting to be picked up.
The strings were soaked in blood that I had taken from myself.
This created a physical relationship between the audience and myself.'
{Reflective Text}