Whispers in the Basement

2023

Whispers in the Basement is a site-specific sound installation. The Parsons building on 13th street shares a basement with Planet Fitness. Coming from the locked door to the gym’s subfloor, sounds of treadmills and upbeat music can be heard in the underground space of the institution. Pre-recorded sounds from the basement is played on a phone. The phone is inserted into the drywall of my studio at Parsons through an ominous cut.

image on the left: zoom audio recorder placed in the basement near the door to the gym; Image on the right: Planet Fitness’ promotion accessories in the basement’s tunnel (accessed through the door right to the door in the first image). Photo taken by me.