Vending Machine is a 5-channel sound composition built from field recordings made with a DIY electromagnetic microphone. The sound art piece explores the transformation of electromagnetic signals as they manifest within everyday interactions with technological objects in public space. Taking this interaction as its starting point, the work seeks to transcend the apparent banality of a routine encounter with an automated vending machine.

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Using a self-constructed tool to capture the elusive electrical sound waves that permeate our technological environment, the piece unveils the hidden sonic layers of familiar human-machine interactions. Through this sonic exploration, the audience is invited to discover ruptures and poetics in the mundane and to immerse themselves in a new dimension of acoustic perception of our built environment. 

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Vending Machine is an invitation to rethink our perception of acoustic reality by exploring the textures, rhythms and resonances within the ordinary. Further, the work aims to cultivate a heightened awareness of the omnipresent electromagnetic spectrum that envelops us, opening a dialogue between what is acoustically perceptible and what is visually present.

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​In September 2023, Silvia Binda presented Vending Machine as part of 'oídomedio: Esto es agua', a cycle of listening sessions held at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) in Santiago de Chile. The event was dedicated to the exploration of boundaries between sound, media and perception. It aimed to promote reflective engagement with media, technology and the auditory domain through acousmatic formats. More info:

mac.uchile.cl/actividades/oidomedio-esto-es-agua/​

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Mastering engineer: Vladimir Bajnoci​