Current (no 1)
Jayne McSwiney
Current (no 1),
1 Channel video with multiple speakers, water, amp, sound, 2014.
In this extension of One Breath, award-winning soprano Alexandra Ioan sustains a single note for approximately 23 seconds. But here, her voice is not only heard, it is made visible.
Connected to a series of water-filled speakers, her high-frequency tones ripple through each vessel, transforming sound into movement. The water dances, trembles, and shivers in response, making the intangible tactile. Her voice becomes a sculptural force, shaping liquid, bending vibration into form.
This work explores the physicality of sound, the unseen architecture of voice, and the delicate threshold where performance becomes presence.




