“Music is an act of transformation – air moves, waves travel, membranes vibrate, bodies are altered. When I use objects to produce sounds from a guitar, I’m also transforming them. The paintbrush, the clothes, the doweling rod, the alligator clip, the ball of string, the bag of rice, chains, the tin can, these may all be familiar objects. When I use them as mediators, though, they can no longer be defined by their intended function. Instead they become magical objects with mysterious powers, and although at first you may laugh at the idea of someone playing the guitar with a paintbrush, eventually you won’t notice it any more. The brush has become, not invisible exactly, but altered beyond recognition.” – Fred Frith, 2010