Julianne Swartz’s work envelops you with a sonic experience of unnerving intimacy, asking your ears to stretch and desire hearing more than they are accustomed to. For the Old Bronx Borough Courthouse, Swartz’s sound installation responds directly to a space in the building that is contained and confining.

Flag, 2012
Cement, stainless steel, paper, clock movement 
6 x 8 x 124 in. 
Photo: Whitney Browne 

www.julianneswartz.com