CLINTON JAMES SLEEPER | ART - MUSIC - DESIGN - CONTACTGuitar for Dark Comedy



The musicality of the instrument is based less in formal tones or timbre, instead guitar
strings of different gauges hold up soldered razorblades to create layers of scratching
noise and clicking discord. Hanging loosely from a frame in the ceiling the guitar strings,
razor blades, and guitar pickups wave and bounce off of each other above amplifiers
that preserve an ambient hum and a dull noise loop as they point at the ceiling.

The final design of the piece considers the bravery of musicians and artists. The instrument
has been informally named "Guitar for Dark Comedy" as it pokes fun at the musician or artist
seeking capital gain from their work in a "cut throat industry."