[welcoming sound]
reimagining elevator music
in collaboration with daadgalerie.
[welcoming sound] reimagines elevator music and develops new nuances of host-guest relationships through imagined sound.
This project was created during the Jay Afrisando: Listening with all senses public event at daadgalerie. The captioning work becomes a semi-permanent installation at daadgalerie as a courtesy of the gallery.
Work details
Year created: 2024
Medium: a quiet room and a vinyl on a mirror
Cast
Concept: Jay Afrisando
Collaborators: Terry Perdanawati, Dahlia Borsche, Sebastian Dürer
Accessibility Consultant: Kate Brehme
Vinyl Cut Lettering: Annette Herwegh
This project was created by Jay Afrisando (2024 DAAD Music & Sound Fellow) during a residency at DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program.
Exhibition
Jay Afrisando: Listening with all senses (pop-up exhibition and artist talk), daadgalerie, Berlin, DE, 12 September 2024.
![Caption [welcoming sound] on the elevator mirror. The elevator is opened, and the reflection shows a series of hung clothes hangers and a glimpse of a camera lens. Photo: Jay Afrisando. Event: Listening with all senses.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a98608f2ea01242e45c49/0222a6b8-97db-49c2-8eca-54e2a1d6070d/vlcsnap-2024-12-17-11h50m24s831.png)
Caption [welcoming sound] on the elevator mirror. The elevator is opened, and the reflection shows a series of hung clothes hangers and a glimpse of a camera lens. Photo: Jay Afrisando. Event: Listening with all senses.
![Appearing in the mirror, a reflection of Terry Perdanawati, a female wearing hijab, is superimposed by the black caption [welcoming sound]. Photo: Jay Afrisando. Event: Listening with all senses, 2024.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674a98608f2ea01242e45c49/5e929f3b-b15e-423c-99a7-a5da22b4f97b/IMG_1853.jpg)
Appearing in the mirror, a reflection of Terry Perdanawati, a female wearing hijab, is superimposed by the black caption [welcoming sound]. Photo: Jay Afrisando. Event: Listening with all senses, 2024.
Appearing in the mirror, Terry Perdanawati, a female wearing a hijab, and Jay Afrisando, a male with bunned hair, photograph the caption from the elevator entrance. Photo: Terry Perdanawati. Event: Listening with all senses, 2024.
A work label describing the contributors. Photo: Terry Perdanawati. Event: Listening with all senses, 2024.
Behind the scenes of the caption installation. Annette Herwegh, a white-blonde female, observes the process from outside the opened elevator, while Jay Afrisando does it from inside. The elevator mirror reflects Terry Perdanawati, a female wearing a hijab, photographing the scene. Photo: Terry Perdanawati. Event: Listening with all senses, 2024.