Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Forming Sounds (1971–1972) is a conceptual video artwork by Dennis Oppenheim that explores the mechanics of speech and identity, focusing on human vocalisation as a "sculptural gesture." Utilising analogue black-and-white tape, the artist documents his family manipulating their mouths to strip communication down to its primitive, biological roots.
Forming Sounds (1971–1972) is a conceptual video artwork by Dennis Oppenheim that explores the mechanics of speech and identity, focusing on human vocalisation as a "sculptural gesture." Utilising analogue black-and-white tape, the artist documents his family manipulating their mouths to strip communication down to its primitive, biological roots.
