“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Worstward Ho, Samuel Beckett, 1983.

This work builds on more than a decade of Dean Henning’s explorations in circuit bending and hardware hacking. Circuit bending involves modifying an off-the-shelf electronic device (such as a toy synthesizer) to do unexpected things. Hardware hacking is the creation of sound devices using electronic components. This often involves using these electronic components to perform tasks they would not usually be used for.

Dean Henning is an artist and lecturer based in Cape Town. His primary artistic interests lie in sound art, circuit bending, hardware hacking, live performance and composition. Henning has a Master of Arts in Music Technology.