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About
2019-Present, Performance, 20min
Dimmer Switch is a performance for sound and light which takes advantage of the inability of compact fluorescent light bulbs to properly dim. Exposed guitar cables are placed near and inside the bulb’s flickering fluorescent coils to transform the electrical bursts into a range of percussive and piercing sounds. The dimmer switches sculpt the pulsing and shrieking amplification of the malfunctioning bulbs, finding frequencies and rhythm within the chaos.
Notable performances include the 2025 edition of Electric Eclectics and Send + Receive v22 - 2020 performing on the same bill as Carl Stone and Akaihirume, Xuan Ye, and Sara Jo Kirsch.
Photos:
1. Dimmer Switch at Seescape, March 14 2025. Photo credit: Emily Wrobel
2. Dimmer Switch, Detail
3. Dimmer Switch and Send + Receive, 2020. Photo Credit Robert Szkolnicki
Video: Dimmer Switch at Ministry of Phonic Services, February 2nd 2025