Site-specific sound installation by Aberdeen artist Raydale Dower, looping a recording of a single drop of water slowed by 25% each time, responding to the acoustics of Bon Accord Baths.
Raydale Dower brings Single Drop to Bon Accord Baths from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October, a three-day sound installation that takes a single recording and stretches it across the room. It's the first time the work has been presented as a stand-alone sound installation in the UK.
The piece starts with a recording Dower made during a residency in Montreal back in 2013: the sound of a single drop of water. That drop plays on a loop, but with each repetition it's slowed by 25%, pulling the pitch down further and further until it sinks into low, sub-bass frequencies. It's a simple premise that changes as you stay with it, shifting from something you'd recognise as a water drop into a deep, vibrating hum.
There's a local connection here that goes beyond the venue. Dower was born in Aberdeen and grew up in Ferryhill, and he visited the Baths often as a young child with his maternal grandmother. The installation is site-specific, meaning it's built to respond to the particular acoustics of the building, so the way it sounds depends as much on the room as it does on the recording.
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It's being delivered in partnership with Peacock Visual Arts, sound_festival and Off Beat. It runs from 12pm to 6pm each day, Friday through Sunday, and entry is free. If you're around the city that weekend, it's an easy one to drop into.
