SYNALPHEUS PINKFLOYDI
Soundart/composing: Maria Lindström
Visual art: Hilda Lindström
Exhibited at: The 2018 New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, The Abrons Art Center, New York, US
The installation aims to deal with the phenomenon of organic vibration in relation to the legend that the band Pink Floyd once played so loudly at a show that the sheer volume had killed all the fish in a nearby pond. Through sound, graphic art and textile Lindström/Lindström investigates studies regarding low frequencies ability to affect internal organs and the so-called “Chest punch” at 50 Hz.
Synalpheus pinkfloydi is named after a new species of shrimp that can kill fish by making a loud noise. This shrimp has been connected with the myth of Pink Floyd’s “killing” volume, however it turns out that its name has nothing to do with that legend.