Car-E-Oke (2012)
In “Car-E-Oke,” you can choose the make and model of a car and sing along to its exhaust sounds. Regular engine noises have fun karaoke subtitles. But there’s a catch: the sound system is bike-powered. Visitors are encouraged to hop on the bike and “pedal-power” the PA. In addition, I bike every other day of the exhibition, wearing bike shorts, a sequined top, shiny sunglasses, and a fanny pack that emitted sound tracks from classic car chase movies. The sound of the car engine is acknowledged as a kind of soundtrack to our lives.
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[…] work by Bellas. I did this with my laptop plugged into the pedal-powered battery I had up for my “Car-E-Oke” installation in the show “Impossible Conversations” at the School of the Art Institute […]