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Seattle Metropolitan magazine - July 2008
"A Tale of Poe"
In Edgar Allan Poe’s 1843 short story “The Tell-Tale Heart,” a crazed killer is tormented
to the point of confession by the sound of his victim’s still-beating heart beneath the floor. Now, 165 years later, a computer scientist/digital media artist/musician from Mexico asks viewers to revel in the madness with his Tell-Tale Piano. Hugo Solis’s installation consists of an old piano bought off Craigslist that he chopped up to create a box with a chair on top. When a viewer sits in the chair, it triggers a multilayered mechanical composition (conjure the sound of an evil monkey banging on a harpsichord) that viewers can both hear and feel beneath their feet. The piece is 17 minutes of suspenseful noise, so you might want to order a drink fi rst. “There’s some blood involved in this story, so maybe a Bloody Mary would be good,” Solis laughs, reminding us that art doesn’t have to be serious—even when it involves dismemberment. —LF
HUGO SOLIS
Thru July 26; Thu–Sat noon–6
McLeod Residence, 2209 Second Ave
206-441-3314 | www.mcleodresidence.com
Copyright Seattle Metropolitan 2008
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