White Noise (hum) / Red Noise (roar) / Black Noise (silence)

Vanessa-Enriquez-Red-Noise-roar-drawing-vhs-tape-1

Vanessa-Enriquez-Red-Noise-roar-drawing-vhs-tape-2

Vanessa-Enriquez-WhiteNoise-hum-drawing-vhs-tape-1

Vanessa-Enriquez-WhiteNoise-hum-drawing-vhs-tape-2

Vanessa-Enriquez-Black-Noise-silence-drawing-vhs-tape-1

Vanessa-Enriquez-Black-Noise-silence-drawing-vhs-tape-2

White Noise (hum) 2021
Metallic oxide from VHS magnetic tape, acrylic on paper mounted on Alu-Dibond I 150 x 208 x 4 cm

Red Noise (roar) 2021
Metallic oxide from VHS magnetic tape, acrylic on paper mounted on Alu-Dibond I 150 x 208 x 4 cm

Black Noise (silence) 2021
Metallic oxide from VHS magnetic tape, acrylic on paper mounted on Alu-Dibond I 150 x 208 x 4 cm

These drawings are made by repetitively pasting and removing VHS tape onto adhesive tape mounted on paper through what I call micro-gestures. The resulting thousands of unique graphic marks or micro-imprints made by a simple repetitive action could be considered in themselves miniature drawings, and are an invitation explore the cosmic in the details.

White Noise (hum) / Red Noise is a contemporary installation exploring acoustic frequencies, noise systems, vibration, and sound-based spatial structures. Keywords: sound installation, white noise art, frequency systems, acoustic abstraction, spatial sound.