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Surround Sounds by Christian Marclay

Surround Sounds is an art installation by Christian Marclay which entraps viewers in a room with projections that play “music” through their animation of visual onomatopoeias. The room is actually silent, but by using the animations to take over the space, sound can be envisioned, or felt in an alternative way. This piece shows an interesting connection between sound art and music, because the art under the category of sound art simply does not make sound. I admire this aspect of the piece. I am not sure if many algorithms were used directly in this piece, but Marclay worked with a team of animators in Adobe After Effects.