TAC(IET) - implied silence

TAC(I)ET was performed by Lola de la Mata on August 30th 2025 at Bridewell Studios in Liverpool.

In this work you can see Lola playing a custom instrument which she calls the Tacet Friction Harp , developed in collaboration with percussion maker Matt Nolan.

Its unique scale was selected from recordings made at the Hudspeth Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience, Rockefeller University, NY, of Lola's spontaneous otoacoustic emissions (SOAEs), which she experiences as tinnitus. These recordings won a Sound of the Year award in 2023.

photos by Alex Davies