Andrey Smirnov :: works

This system was based on monitoring of the acoustical windowpane vibrations by means of directed microwave radiation, produced by a military radio-location system. In my case the same principle was realized with the recent laser technology. By means of custom laser monitoring system, built around several cheap laser pointers, I explore and monitor normaly inaudible vibrations in many kinds of reflecting media: membranes, liquids, solid objects, listen the sound of water surface, bubbles, foil, plastic bags etc.

Requirments:
- Dark space, better without stage;
- one table, the size about 1.0 x 2.0 m.;
- one small table to put guitar amp. on it;
- one mic. stand.
- the ordinary PA;
- any small mixer;
- one guitar amplifier, not too big, 25-30 wt.;

 

Options:

- Several wine glasses;
- Aspirin;
- Miniral water with gase.
- Metal foile.

Video: Laser Bugging at Malevich Festival, Cultural Center DOM, Moscow, 2007 (18.63 mb)

 

PERFORMANCES:

25.02.2007, Cultural Center DOM, Moscow. Laser Bugging at Kazimir Malevich Festival

22-24. 11. 2006. Laser Bugging at A=V annual FESTIVAL=WORKLAB, München, Germany

25-26.05.2006, Brussels, Belgium, OKNO vzw. Windowpane Theremin Installation & Laser Bugging Performance

21-26, November, 2005, Helsinki, Finland, CM&T Sibelius Academy. Laser Bugging Installation & workshop

26, October - 4, November, 2005, DOM IM BERG, Graz, Austria. Laser Bugging Installation and Performance at GRAZ MOCKBA GRAZ Exibition & Workshop. Kunst und wissenschaft zwischen freiheit und terror.

USEFUL LINKS:

Laser Bugging Performance

Windowpane Theremin Installation

Good Vibrations Workshop

Laser monitoring eavesdropping systems

Laser Listening Devices

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