The Canadian artist duo, Janet Cardiff (b. 1957) and George Bures Miller (b. 1960) started collaborating since the mid-1990s and have become known for their audio-based works ranging from the "Walk" series which incorporates seeing, hearing, and physical movement of viewers to large-scale interactive sound installations that create immersive soundscape taking audiences between reality and illusion.

At their first exhibition at Gallery Koyanagi, the artists' latest sound installation “Experiment in F# Minor”(2013) will be on view. In the middle of darkened gallery space stands a large working table, on which a collection of bare speakers of all shapes and sizes are installed. As the viewers move around the room, their shadows cause the various sound tracks to fade up and overlap, mingle, and fade down. Numerous viewers in the room create a cacophony of sounds and when the room is empty, the table fades to silence.

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Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
Experiment in F# Minor , 2013
Mixed media interactive sound installation
including 72 loudspeakers on two wooden worktables
2.44 m x 1.83 m
© Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller / Courtesy of Gallery Koyanagi