Yunlong Li

A Dialogue Between Metronome and Space: If language is not exclusive to humans, could rhythm and sonic structures constitute a non-human grammar?

A Dialogue Between Metronome and Space is demonstrated through video editing and sound mixing techniques. The core theory of the project lies in the subtractive listening mode (the same state of one sound in different environments, which allows one to hear the additional information brought by the various spaces). This response is not based on the logic of human language, but rather reveals a specific linguistic system from an acoustic perspective. If the space could speak, its acoustic characteristics would most likely be reflected in its response.