Clairaudience

Jan 11 — 29, 1983
Field:

Exhibition

 Location:

Western Front.

Description:

Catherine McLean’s exhibition Clairaudience presented an architectural installation made of a large barrel vault defined by two end arches. The structure was designed to propel and modify sounds made by viewers as they moved through the gallery, achieving the sonic phenomenon referenced in the title: a state of hearing in which all sound is hyper-clear.
Seen in black and white, a large architectural structure with two arched walkways and a winding hallway made of wooden planks and drywall is situated in a gallery.
Seen in black and white, an architectural structure including two arched walkways is built in a gallery. A narrow winding walkway with a slight incline cuts between the two arches.
In a gallery, a person stands at the arched entrance of an architectural structure built from two arches and a winding, narrow walkway between. The gallery’s high-angle lighting illuminates the figure, with their shadow enlarged on the back wall. The image is in black and white.
Seen in black and white, an architectural structure with a winding walkway is built in a gallery. The camera is positioned inside the structure and captures a visitor’s perspective as they navigate the structure. Towards the back of the walkway stands an archway.
Seen in black and white, an architectural structure made of white wooden planks stands inside a gallery. Seen from the outside of the structure, two arched walkways cover a winding, narrow walkway.
Seen in black and white from a high angle, an architectural structure with a winding, narrow walkway and two archways stands inside a gallery. A person standing in the leftmost walkway holds a light and looks towards the camera.

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Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.

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