RAGNHILD MAY

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— Ragnhild May

Selected Art Works

A curated collection of sound installations, sculptures, and performance works examining instrument design, body mechanics, and acoustic phenomena.

The Flute Player, sculptural performance piece with modified transverse flute and custom breath control mechanism
The Flute Player, sculptural performance piece with modified transverse flute and custom breath control mechanism
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Performances

Composition for Flute and Iron Lung

Pneumatic sculpture and sound composition coupling mechanical respiratory apparatus with woodwind instruments.

Monstrous Multiplayer Instrument

A collaborative sound work combining brass instruments into a singular interconnected multiplayer horn apparatus performed with Ensemble Apparat.

The Flute Machine

Automated acoustic instrument exploring mechanical repetition, air flow, and automated woodwind performance.

Ghost in the Room

Site-specific sound installation investigating resonance, psychoacoustics, and unseen spatial sound pressure.

In One Ear and Out

The Flute Player

Acoustic sculpture exploring binaural listening, sound transmission, and physical auditory pathways.

Performance and sculptural work examining breath mechanics, instrumental control, and normative playing positions.

Piano That Needs to Fuck Itself, modified upright piano with internal mechanical feedback levers and motorized striking mechanisms in dark room
Piano That Needs to Fuck Itself, modified upright piano with internal mechanical feedback levers and motorized striking mechanisms in dark room
The Listeners acoustic sculpture, set of ear-shaped ceramic amplifiers and directional sound cones installed on gallery wall
The Listeners acoustic sculpture, set of ear-shaped ceramic amplifiers and directional sound cones installed on gallery wall
Transformed Transverse Flute, extended flute sculpture with elongated acrylic tubes, multiple keys, and altered blow holes
Transformed Transverse Flute, extended flute sculpture with elongated acrylic tubes, multiple keys, and altered blow holes
Stiletto Shoe Obsession, sculptural installation combining modified high-heeled footwear with acoustic resonance chambers
Stiletto Shoe Obsession, sculptural installation combining modified high-heeled footwear with acoustic resonance chambers
Bellows sound sculpture, hand-crafted leather and wood air bellows connected to tuned acoustic pipes
Bellows sound sculpture, hand-crafted leather and wood air bellows connected to tuned acoustic pipes
Slow Waves installation, low-frequency acoustic wave generator with vibrating liquid surfaces reflecting light on dark walls
Slow Waves installation, low-frequency acoustic wave generator with vibrating liquid surfaces reflecting light on dark walls
Institutional Critique for Kindergarten, interactive sound installation with colorful wooden noise-makers and mini acoustic tubes
Institutional Critique for Kindergarten, interactive sound installation with colorful wooden noise-makers and mini acoustic tubes
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Sculpture/Installation

The Listeners

Acoustic installation exploring receptive listening bodies and passive sound amplification.

Piano That Needs to Fuck Itself

Experimental acoustic piano modification generating self-perpetuating mechanical feedback and physical reverberation.

Stiletto Shoe Obsession

Sculptural work reflecting on gendered bodily objects and resonant material footwear.

Transformed Transverse Flute

Modified wind instrument challenging conventional flute anatomy and bodily ergonomics.

Bellows

Slow Waves

Institutional Critique for Kindergarten

Manual acoustic air generator investigating human breath replacement and physical pumping mechanisms.

Low-frequency sound installation visualizing acoustic vibrations across fluid and physical media.

Playful sound installation interrogating educational spaces and institutional acoustics.

Large outdoor acoustic horn sculpture made of oxidized steel installed in a concrete civic plaza, geometric minimalist architectural structure
Large outdoor acoustic horn sculpture made of oxidized steel installed in a concrete civic plaza, geometric minimalist architectural structure
Curved copper sound pipes woven into the architectural concrete wall of a public museum courtyard, subtle mechanical integration
Curved copper sound pipes woven into the architectural concrete wall of a public museum courtyard, subtle mechanical integration
Pneumatic organ pipes embedded in a public park timber pavilion, sunlight filtering through slats onto polished acoustic mechanisms
Pneumatic organ pipes embedded in a public park timber pavilion, sunlight filtering through slats onto polished acoustic mechanisms
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Art Works in Public Space

Large-scale sculptural and acoustic installations designed for civic plazas, public buildings, and urban landscapes, exploring environmental sound waves and architectural resonance.

CIVIC PLAZA INSTALLATION
URBAN SOUNDSCAPE
PERMANENT COMMISSION

Resonance Pavilion

Acoustic Conduits

Wind & Reed Monolith

An architectural sound canopy that captures wind patterns and amplifies micro-acoustic vibrations into low reverberant tones across the public square.

Site-specific sound sculpture utilizing environmental airflow and pedestrian acoustics to transform ambient urban sound into harmonized resonant frequencies.

Interactive sound organ activated by natural wind currents, inviting passersby to engage directly with body-scaled mechanical wind bellows.

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