We were asked to create a soundtrack for any work in The National Gallery's collection for the show "Soundscapes". We chose the painting St. Jerome in His Study; 1460-1475; by Antonello da Messina. Inspired by this work, we decided to not only create a sound piece but also a sculpture that would attempt to recreate the space within the painting. This became a slightly obsessive, perhaps impossible, but in the end enlightening journey for us.
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Studio Team: Zev Tiefenbach, Maryke Simmonds, Robyn Moody
Prop Painter: David Janzen
Vocalist: Bernhard Landauer
Composition: Vergine Bella by Guillaume DuFay (1397-1474)
Horse Wrangler: Brian Jungen
Installation London: Carlo Crovato
Vocal recording, Additional Sound mixing, and Programming: Titus Maderlechner