artist: Christopher DeLaurenti
title: Stanley Sleeps (part 2) | ©
date: 17 November 2009
length: 11′00
photo by: Christopher DeLaurenti
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THE SOUND
My wife and I adopted Stanley, a 10 year old Norwegian Elkhound, 6 months ago from an animal rescue. Assessed by the veterinarian as “morbidly obese,” Stanley weighed more than double the normal weight for a dog his breed. Now, he lives a dog’s life, eating (not as much as his former owners fed him), walking (which he relishes), and sleeping (expertly). As Stanley continues to lose weight, his breathing and sleeping continues to change. “Stanley Sleeps (part 2)” captures his susurration, snoring, and other exhalations gusting against a microphone.
THE ARTIST
A phonographer, sound artist, teacher, and performer, Christopher DeLaurenti makes field recordings at unusual confluences of sound, silence, performance, and everyday life. His albums include Seattle Phonographers Union (and/OAR), Wallingford Food Bank (Public Record), Favorite Intermissions: Music Before and Between Beethoven-Holst-Stravinsky (GD Stereo), and N30: Live at the WTO Protest November 30, 1999 (unAmerican Archive). Aside from creating electroacoustic music, text-sound scores, compositions for acoustic instruments, and installations, Christopher is co-founder of the Seattle Phonographers Union, a protean collective that improvises with unprocessed field recordings.
links: www.delaurenti.net
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