Nick Mittelstead

Nails on a Bell (2023)
Generative Sound on Magnetic Tape, Singing Bells, Nails on a Chalkboard, Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder, Animal Tallow
Duration Infinite

Nails on a Bell is a generative sound and sculpture work that plays the sonically entangled sounds of nails on a chalkboard and singing bells on magnetic tape. The tape is run through a reel-to-reel recorder and a block of animal tallow. The sound is generative and never repeats.