Silence, neutrality and contemp
 lation. These are the attribute
 s of a contemporary exhibition
 space. Here, sound does not exi
 st until generated by external
 intervention.

 Sound distribution measurements
  within empty spaces often take
  place by creating an initial s
 ound impulse and examining the
 rebound of tones. In a bare, ac
 oustic environment like the whi
 te cube, a similar approach cou
 ld serve as a model for artisti
 c research and analysis of spat
 ial sound.

 The audio-visual installation ‘
 If paintings could talk’ was de
 veloped for the 2008 museum wee
 kend at Museum De Paviljoens to
  explore its very own acoustic
 patterns. For this the floor of
  the museum was covered with go
 lf balls. Then, with every step
  a museum visitor incited the b
 alls to scatter around and gene
 rate sound. This allowed to rec
 ord the spatial dimensions with
  the help of microphones and su
 bsequently process them into a
 visual image.