I went to Trevor Mathison's first solo exhibition in a UK institution last Monday. The exhibition named From Signal to Decay: Volume 1, which was held in the basement of Goldsmiths CCA.
What makes me feel interesting was its components was actually related or composed of recordings in the Goldsmiths CCA building. He has undertaken a sonic investigation, and using an Ambisonic microphone to record the sound of the architectures.
He periodically played back all those samples in the basement, which creates a mysterious, silent, empty atmosphere effect. The basement could be provided with an exclusive echo wall that gives a unique reverberating effect to the sound. Reverberating with the architecture and providing a constant signal with which the sound pieces in other gallery spaces can converse and collide.
Also, he set a microphone for collecting sounds from New Cross Road, and made it into live feedback in the basement corridor. This was really attracting and I didn't realize it when I first saw the setting, but after reading through the guide information it suddenly kicked me.
All those layers are interesting and put in a neat but random way. Those collections imaged a library feeling which could allow you to find your own information supports.
