Barking
Dogs United: FX
FX.
Guitar effect pedals manipulated to personal preference effect
devices, 2010.
FX (Part 2 and 3). Schemes, Light-boxes with digital prints, DIN A0, 2008. "AN DAS GERÄT", Group Show, Halle 14, Leipzig, Germany. Effect
pedals can be used to create incredible sound effects. For
Barking DogsUnited though, the combination of these
transformation devices is not a collection of effect
pedals for sound modulation. In a laboratorysituation,
they have modified the electro-mechanical structure of a
series of such pedals, and designed a visionary machine.
It is nolonger the audio signals of a musical instrument
with ?Wah-Wah?, ?Flanger?, ?Delay?, ?Noise-Gate?, or
?Overdrive? effects, which can bemanipulated. It is the
mental, social, and physical characteristics of a person,
his state of existence, its input, and output that could
bemodified with ?Thinking booster?, ?Brain Equalizer?,
?Lust Station? and ?Mental Core?. Light boxes with schemes
explain the principle. Theprototype of the device is ready
for testing. The visible inner life of the machine, with
all its cables, LEDs, switches, and screws might
bereminiscent of the inner life of the human brain. The
artists understand the viewer?s knowledge gaps about the
complex functions ofthis electrical swarm as an offer to
associate how fear would be inspiring or enjoyable while
using such a machine. May the challengedinformation
recipient agree with Marshall McLuhans? (1911-1980)
statement that ?the medium is the message - an inventory
of effects? -which the media theorist illustrates with the
example of a light bulb.
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