inhale, exhale (oi-io) – Broadcast Schedule – Glucksman, Cork

inhale, exhale (oi-io) (2023/2026) broadcasts sound in synchronicity with the tidal extremes of five proposed sites for the Big Breather (1972) – an unrealised sound sculpture and tidal energy mechanism, created by the British conceptual artist John Latham (1921–2006).

Originally created for Latham’s studio and home, Flat Time House (FTHo), inhale, exhale (oi-io) has been significantly redeveloped for this new presentation, as part of the group exhibition ‘Tidal Flows’ at The Glucksman, Cork. The artwork can be heard both inside the gallery (during normal opening hours), and outside the gallery for the duration of the exhibition (27 November 2026 – 11 April 2027).

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John Latham, BIG BREATHER: project; breathing of the earth/moon (1) the sound, 1972. Blueprint for a prototype of Big Breather, produced by Latham with design consultant Angus Wallace. From the John Latham Archive. Courtesy of John Latham Foundation and Flat Time House (FTHo).

Credits

inhale, exhale (oi-io) was originally commissioned for the solo exhibiton ‘Breath Variations’, as part of the MA Curating Contemporary Art Programme Graduate Projects 2023, Royal College of Art in partnership with Flat Time House, London. With special thanks to the John Latham Foundation, for providing various archival materials related to Big Breather (1972), which have been reproduced as part of ‘Tidal Flows’ at The Glucksman (27 November 2026 – 11 April 2027).