Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith – Small Talk

2014

“Little Shits” performing Small Talk. Each hanging device constantly decides between three things: to sustain, to be silent, or to join the pattern. The end result is a continuously transforming conversation. Please enjoy during the day and night.

Materials: Bells, vibration motors, nuts, electrical tape, LEDs

Stephanie Smith is a multiple-media artist, composer and violinist who enjoys creating environments that move and influence the mind and body. She often works with massive textures, small motors, tactile objects, and light. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago and earned an MFA in Experimental Sound Practices and Integrated Media at California Institute of the Arts.

Small Talk was installed in The WaveCave from October 27th to November 9th, 2014.