I'm Sitting in a Room — Yiding Zhang

I'm Sitting in a Room (Ode to Alvin Lucifer)

I'm Sitting in a Room (Ode to Alvin Lucifer) is a sound device mediated by tape and open machine, exploring the relationship between time, memory and auditory perception through the degradation of physical media. This work pays tribute to Alvin Lucifer's "I'm Sitting in a Room", but presents the gradual degradation of sound in the analog recording medium through tape, forming audible traces of time. The work explores the transmission and memory of sound in space, and reflects on how individuals connect with the environment through sound.

_{《I'm Sitting in a Room》是一件以磁带与开盘机作为媒介的声音装置，通过物理介质的退化探索时间、记忆与听觉感知的关系。本作品为致敬Alvin Lucier的《I’m Sitting in a Room》，但通过磁带的方式呈现声音在模拟录制介质中的逐步退化，形成可听见的时间痕迹,作品探索声音在空间中的传播与记忆，同时反思个体如何通过声音与环境建立连接。

磁带不仅是一种声音媒介，更是一种时间与记忆的载体。不断退化的声音在空间中回响，模糊了时间、空间和身份的界限。}

Tape is not only a sound medium, but also a carrier of time and memory. The ever-diminishing sound reverberates through space, blurring the boundaries of time, space and identity.