The experimental double-sided 10 inch vinyl Two Intersecting Loops of Silence turns silence into rhythm and time into matter. A work that transforms the familiar vinyl record from a traditional sound carrier into an instrumental sculpture that quite literally puts time into rotation.

Side A features two locked silent grooves, each centred around one of two centre holes: one central, one off-centre. When played from either hole, the grooves intersect and produce a merely mechanical ticking sound, echoing the passing of seconds. No sound was recorded; but emerges only through the record’s spinning. Over time, as the grooves wear and scratch, the rhythm changes.

Side B reimagines the record as an image carrier. Instead of audio, Mater etched a drawing directly into the copper layer of a DMM master plate, turning a clock-like image into an analogue tactile imprint. When played, the record’s rotation animates this clock drawing, however not arms, but faces turn.