Dream House (installation)

Dream House is a sound and light installation, and occasional performance venue, created by minimalist composer La Monte Young and multimedia artist Marian Zazeela.

The installation features Young's continuous sine wave drones and Zazeela's lighting and design.

Early iterations of Young's sound installation were sections from his larger work The Turtle, His Dreams and Journeys (1966–present);[3] recent iterations feature a composition with a 107-word title that begins “The Base 9:7:4 Symmetry in Prime Time” and consists of 32 sine wave tones produced on a Rayna synthesizer with precise microtonal capabilities;[4] the frequency relationships can be experienced differently as the listener moves throughout the room.

[4] According to Zazeela, "together, the sound and light can be experienced as a new form, or new media [...] The experience of the two mediums together as one requires a new, or at least different, mode of attention.

[1] Since 1993, a long-running version of the exhibition located above the couple's 275 Church Street loft has been open to the public for lounging, immersive listening, and meditation.

[2] Since 2013, Dream House has featured sound and visual pieces by Young and Zazeela's disciple Jung Hee Choi.