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The “chapel” area at the Vocal Vibrations exhibitAmy Kraft

pon entering the Vocal Vibrations installation at , visitors are directed to a room called the chapel, where a haunting vocal composition plays out of nine speakers positioned around the room. After relaxing on a bench to focus on the music, people are led one-by-one through a winding hallway to the Cocoon, where they can privately experiment with their own vocalizations. [pdf].)

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