32-Channel Grove is a long-form sound performance using 32 spatialized speaker channels spread throughout the lawn area in Nolan Park. The speakers play harmonized tones, creating the experience of a massive spatialized chordal structure which the audience is able to walk through and explore, driving their own sonic experience via their proximity to individual tonal elements. The synthesized electronic sound will blend with sonic elements present in the natural environment, creating a harmonious union of electronically synthesized and natural environmental audio. The piece is controlled by the ShiftDriver Spatial Audio System, a custom electronic audio platform designed by the artist. The system controls the 32 speakers via wire runs from the central controller, allowing the artist to compose the tonal structure in real time in response to the natural environment.
This piece is produced as part of the artist’s 2025 NYSCA Support for Artists Grant and builds on Cathedral-64, the artist’s 2023 installation at Harvestworks on Governors Island. Both these pieces are part of a longterm body of work using the ShiftDriver system building towards the creation of TEMPLE-65536: the world’s largest spatial audio instrument as a permanent installation open to artists and composers from around the world.
