A new sound art installation conceived and created by Orlando Gough and John Del’ Nero, presented at the Brighton Beach Basketball Court over seven nights.
The piece will be played on loop on the empty court from 22:00 – 10:00, filling the air with ghostly echoes of the previous day.
Whilst walking together through Gough’s hometown last year, the two were struck by the energy, joy, competition, and communication of the court and its users, from basketball players to roller skaters. Ready to Drop is their response to this poetry in sound, field recordings of the collective sounds made by people at play on the basketball court and those of the adjacent dingy stand, the wind and the sea, combined with original composition.
Designed for casual encounters and quiet engagement, Ready to Drop melds the urban bustle with the wash of nature, gently displacing the sounds of the night with echoes of the day.
Ready to Drop will run from after dark until mid-morning, surprising local night owls and the early swim and breakfast crowd alongside sound art aficionados and the casual passers-by.
