AUDIOFILE consists of four metal file cabinets, each containing 27 individual drawers. Every drawer contains a portable cassette tape recorder fitted with a continuous loop recording of a unique sound element. The interactive sculpture is electrically designed so that when any drawer is opened, the tape recorder activates, producing sound. When the drawer is closed, the sound ceases. At rest, the work is silent; when engaged, any number of drawers, from 1 to 108, may generate sound simultaneously.

From Gregorian Chants to Rap Music, from water torture to crocodile tears, from a chorus of frogs to piano chords, the range of rhythms, textures, subjects and references contained within AUDIOFILE is diverse and eclectic. AUDIOFILE allows the participant to compose his/her own sound collage combinations using 108 unique sound elements -- from nuanced and delicate concrete musics to wildly implausible, raucous cacophonies -- that form the potential for an inexhaustible variety of narrative, abstract, musical, and philosophical auditory experiences. Several people can interact with AUDIOFILE simultaneously, allowing for an even greater range of serendipitous, and accidental sound collages.

AUDIOFILE is fun to play (as in many ways it is an instrument), inviting the participant to orchestrate and experiment with an idiosyncratic array of audio imagery, rhythms, textures, and durations -- the dynamics of music. By giving sound a "spatial" dimension, within the physical domain of a filing cabinet, AUDIOFILE attains a sculptural presence not generally found within the growing body of audio/installation artworks.