A Poem without paper; a concert without instrument
An art installation without art objects?

Inspired by Marinetti’s Parole in Libertà, Polyphonix of Jean-Jacques Lebel, Chinese linguist Bannong Liu’s 4 accent theory, and the mechanism of tape player and tape delay, Tape Music invites the audiences to react to a long ribbon (100 meters) with hundreds of phonetic characters embroidered on it. As audiences read the tape, a spontaneous, ever evolving harmony of human music will be created. The expression of each Tape Music session differs dramatically from the next, depending on both personal interpretation and group interaction. The sound created by the audience can be considered as a plastic demonstration of each temporary social gathering.

Tape for Delhi is the Hindi version of Tape Music, translated and fabricated in Delhi during Khoj’s sound residency.

The documentations of previous Tape Music sessions happened in different contexts shall be showed in the same exposition, including an agreement between artist and Khoj, which anticipates the tape’s future use in India