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The National Gallery is collaborating with Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication on 'Transcriptions: Sound’, an innovative new project which involves sound design students producing a three-minute response to a painting of their choice in the Gallery's collection.
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From the sound artist:
Don Claudio, the character in a play by Antonio de Zamora, has been tricked into believing that his life depends on keeping the oil lamp burning. The words ‘lam.. desco... ’ in the painting’s lower right corner references the original text from the play, ‘lampara descomunal... ’ (monstrous lamp), which features in our character’s monologue. The playful flamenco relates to the rise of the form in the late 1700s.
Georgi Marinov
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN