For a performer, being able to execute a beat in compliance with a metronome is still an indicator of a certain level of proficiency. The mechanical object with its peculiarities dictates what a musician should do. Each of the metronomes is supposed to be perfect yet each of them is unique. It made me think, why do we follow a particular metronome if they are so different and how do we know which is the right one when we have many of them simultaneously? These thoughts transport me to the rules and expectations of everyday life that many of us comply with because it is “the proper thing to do”. As if society can be seen as an assemblage of metronomes that dictates rules and forces into certain behavioral patterns. Sometimes we escape those demands, sometimes they get to us, whereas time slips through our fingers like sand.
Performers: line upon line (Adam Bedell, Cullen Faulk, and Matthew Teodori)
Audio Recording: Eddie Criswell
Video Recording: Andrew Stoltz
Composing, Mixing and Editing: Inga Chinilina