Auto Confessional 2 Stage Two

Auto Confessional 2 stage 2 installing sound hardware

The Crucifix and ornamented wood base is installed inside a custom flight case. The yellow Sony pocket TV is placed on the top left side of the case and connects to the pinhole spy camera in the centre via a 3.5 mini jack at the back.

The right side of the opened flight case is it’s lid. Two appropriated and extensively modified, preprogrammed DJ sampling and sequencing units were fitted inside. The idea behind doing this was that one could approach the sculpture press a foot pedal and digitally record a confession which could be sampled and replayed to a selection of sound loops triggered via the sequencer. The two units worked standalone and did not interface with a midi computer program.

Completion of Stage 2

The sculpture was exhibited in this stage at the DMZ Media Arts Festival London 2003, the Widows Art Centre now called invention.tv Bath 1999, Network A.D. Event 1998 Candid Arts London.

Also at the Baldwin Fine Art Gallery in Salado near Austin Texas USA 2000 - 2001.

Baldwin Fine Art Gallery

Jon, Barry, Miriam, and Bill

Temple Parking Lot

Window Art Centre Bath 1999

It was discovered through exhibiting the piece that the interaction process with the sound equipment wasn’t straightforward, it was too complicated and fragile for public hands on engagement. When the sculpture came back from America it was decided to reclaim the hardware, but to return to this part of the project by addressing the theme with another solution that was more automatic and self regulating.

Auto Confessional 2 Stage One

Work in progress stage 1 building the Icon

Work in progress while staying at the “Guest House” in Little London, Old Town Swindon, Wiltshire. During the build a proposal was written to the Millennium Commission to design an installation to be included in the Faith Section of the Millennium Dome based upon the ideas that inspired the Auto Confessional 2. It didn’t get a consideration.

The Crucifix is mounted onto an ornamented wooden base. Underneath is a chamber to house two Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps and the transformer for the Spy Cam and PDA.

Completed Stage 1 ready to install into the flight case August 1998