The Secret Hole
Sawako Kato

research and initial sketch

This work is inspired by the chinese old traditional story about the hole of secret : A woman whispers her secret into a hole and then fills the hole with mud so that the secret will remain unrevealed. The episode was used in Kar Wai Wong's cinema "2046." http://www.2046.co.uk/

In "the secret hole," people can send their secret by the mobile phone. The voice messages are processed by Max/Msp. Then, at the installation, the audiences can listen the distorted secret when they put on their ears or skull on the installation.

Progress...
This week, I got the bone conductive pillow and did user test with more than 10 people with the pillow.
Then, I tested transmitting sound with different materials (a plastic cup, a plastic flute etc.).


Problems...
- How to navigate the audiences for putting an ear on the installation ?
- Muting the sound vibration
- The design of installation (the old wooden box, the klin, soft tactile material etc)


Special thanks for monica.