With inspiration drawn from a research trip to White Sands National
Monument in New Mexico, Laura Vitale will create a temporary audio-visual
installation from very large balloons, amplified with contact microphones. When
agitated, the balloons vibrate with low rhythmic tones reminiscent of vintage sound
effects. The hanging, slow movement and large spheroid curves of the surfaces of the
balloons evoke the otherworldly experience of being out in the gypsum dunes of White
Sands. Laura Vitale’s work orients around sound, also utilizing video, drawing,
photography, sculpture, and performance. She recently completed a residency with
Recess Activities in SoHo. She has made commissioned installations and performances
for WNYC and Issue Project Room, been a Van Lier Fellow at Harvestworks Digital
Media Arts Center, and received a New York State Council on the Arts Individual
Artist Grant.