Breathform, IMA, 2025

3D-printed sound sculptures hybridise human and animal, doll and machine. In Breathmachine, a bellows is connected to multiple horns. In Dogwhistle, a human torso is joined to a dog’s head, which conceals a single whistle. The horns in both works are visibly activated using articulated joints and latex lungs, with the works swelling and craning before releasing their semi-musical exhalations. Like early automata, the figures are limited to a repetitive, singular gesture.