Please Hold

plaster, plaster bandages, fiberglass, dimensional lumber, auto-paint, infra-red lights, extension cord, mechanics creeper, wireless speaker, looping audio track

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3 tanks of gas, 2 hour-long pep-talk phone calls, 6 hours of 4 separate strangers’ kindness, 6-8 hours of volunteered assistance, 5 telehealth appointments, 5 self-injections, 2 blood draws, 1 combo upper and lower endoscopy and colonoscopy, 1 inconclusive MRI, 60 joints, a new mattress, a newer mattress, 1 cup of half-caff coffee, patience, and more grays

PIT measures 5’ deep x 42” wide x 40’ long, overall dimensions variable

2020-21

Please Hold is a site-responsive installation that was temporarily housed in the pit under the floor of my former shared studio in a former mechanic’s garage. The looping audio track is a file that was created by collaging recordings I made in my house and car: two zones of heightened maintenance. The most easily recognizable sound element is a recording I captured while on the phone waiting on hold; Opus no. 1 (1989) recorded by Tim Carleton and popularized in the late 90s when it became Cisco’s most popular hold music. I’ve encountered this song for years on hold with insurance companies and you probably have too.

Visual Description:

coming soon