Ghost in the Room
Installation, 2026
6 meter long functional recorder, pine wood
600 x 52 x 52 cm
The Ghost In The Room (2026), a six-meter-long recorder, capable of playing sub frequencies, like a presence, a vibration. The phenomenon of infrasound has, in several instances, been reported to create an eerie sensation of being in a haunted place, what people describe as the sensation of a presence, a ghost. In a study, researchers show how a room that was allegedly haunted by ghosts was in fact haunted by an acoustic phenomenon, a standing wave at 19 Hz, that is, an infrasound. An infrasound is a sound that is so low-frequency that it is outside what a human can hear, but instead is sensed. In this case, various employees in the laboratory sensed a kind of presence that made them feel that there could be a ghost. In the study, the team of researchers demonstrate how the phenomenon can be explained by the resonant frequency of the eye vibrating under the influence of infrasound, which can create illusions. Furthermore, the researchers describe how infrasound frequencies from 2 to 20 Hz can cause a sensation of discomfort. In The Ghost in the Room, (six-meter-flute), I utilize the concept of infrasound as a compositional tool to make the whole building vibrate or become "alive". In the exhibition More Real than Reality (2026), the flute is installed, yet it does not play, but it has the ability to play, and we can imagine its sounds.
In the collection of The New Carlsberg Foundation
