Drawing sonic art. Maria Hayes and John Harvey

The day ran from 11 – 5. We had never worked together before and it took a while to feel our way into the work although it happened organically and relatively easily. It was a risk to be so transparent in our practices but proved provocative both to each other and to our nomadic audience. I made 14 drawings over the day which were timed with each sonic piece. The most frequently asked question was “Who starts?” and “How do you know when to stop?” As with jazz musicians improvising together, you feel it. Sometimes it was obvious who started or who was leading and following at any one time, but the magic moments occurred when all we were aware of was being in the moment, with the sound and the image dancing a tango. Both of equal importance, both maintaining their own particularities and space yet the dancers indistinguishable from the dance.