Juul Hondius

Using a contact microphone to capture sound from the inner core of a massive steel sculpture reveals a hidden world of vibrations, resonance, and subtle acoustics. The microphone amplifies the quiet hum of the metal, resonating with its own tension and structure. You might hear faint, mechanical creaks as the sculpture shifts, the reverberations of air moving through hollow spaces, or even the distant reverberation of environmental sounds, distorted by the dense material. Inside, the sculpture’s core is not silent—its interior is a vast, echoing chamber, alive with the whispers of its own being, responding to its surroundings in unexpected ways.

 

photo by Job Stribos