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In ‘#FFFFFF’, the tiny moment of unpredictability of fluorescent lighting turning on and off is extracted and amplified into an audiovisual performance. The flashing lights and electronically amplified noises of the fixtures evoke the feeling of a post-apocalyptic rave, a scavenged sound- and light system.

Fluorescent lights are not designed to be dimmed and react erratically to insufficient voltages, creating a semi-controlled randomness when coupled with DMX dimmers. The performer of the instrument is never in charge, but always in collaboration with the installation, making for a newly improvised performance with every iteration. The viewer is bombarded with a constantly evolving arrangement of chaotic on/off sequences, invited to look for patterns or repetitions and continuously thrown off this trail by the unpredictable nature of the instrument.

The sound is generated by piezo-acoustic and magnetic pickups which amplify the physical vibrations and electrical interference of the magnetic field of the fluorescent lights, respectively. No additional samples or auxiliary sound sources are being used.