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The note

Kate Murphy
2010

Composer: Basil Hogios

The note was conceived when Murphy read a distant relative's suicide letter. Murphy asked composer Basil Hogios to develop a musical composition based on every word written in this letter. The result is a single-channel video installation, encompassing the quadraphonic sound of Hogios’ musical composition and performed by a mezzo-soprano to an empty theatre.

Format
Duration
HD video
10:30 mins
5.1 surround sound
Kate Murphy, The note, 2010, – via Vimeo 
Kate Murphy, The note, 2010, Digital video still. Courtesy the artist and BREENSPACE, Sydney. © Kate Murphy, 2010
Kate Murphy, The note, 2010, Digital video still. Courtesy the artist and BREENSPACE, Sydney. © Kate Murphy, 2010 
Kate Murphy, The note, 2010, Digital video still. Courtesy the artist and BREENSPACE, Sydney. © Kate Murphy, 2010
Kate Murphy, The note, 2010, Digital video still. Courtesy the artist and BREENSPACE, Sydney. © Kate Murphy, 2010