Henry Dagg

From finding out about his through matthew Herbert's "one pig" project, I have discovered henry Dagg to be some what of a sound sculpture superman. His contraptions are truly amazing. I think the level of craftsman ship that there appears to be in the works is commendable, as is the element of humour, especially shown in his "cat organ" made from singing toy cats.

He chooses to base his instruments on traditional notions of melody and tunings, which probably makes his instruments more palatable than many of john cages pieces, or frank zappa playing a bicycle with drum sticks. This is not a bad thing. It indeeds could be seen to add a level of integrity to what are other wise wacky and off the wall ideas. The works do not seem to be trying to subvert anything, more embracing a sense of playfulness and the spirit of invention.