SLOW BELL
Galveston Art Center
Brown Foundation Gallery
November 15, 2025 - February 1, 2026
Barry Stone’s work explores the interplay between images and sound and their relationship to location and memory. His exhibition, Slow Bell, references the landscape of Galveston and memories of his mother. "Slow bell" refers to the signal once used in nautical navigation – a method for indicating the ship’s speed instructions between the ship pilot and engine room. It can also refer to a bell rung slowly at a funeral to signify sorrow and commemorate a death, a practice known as tolling.
Stone’s photographs are often “data bent,” which involves manipulating the code of his digital images. The resulting photographs contain glitches and visual anomalies which mirror the spontaneous and unpredictable nature of the peripheral sounds captured in his audio recordings. His exhibition includes new work made in response to Galveston and the memories it evoked of his mother’s relationship to the island.
SLOW BELL BOOK + CASSETTE
About the book
6 Color Riso-printed belly band on 80lb Cover Madero Beach French Paper 4 Color, 8.5 × 11, 16-page Riso-printed book 70lb Madero Beach French Paper Each signature is intentionally mis-imposed. Images fragment across spreads but resolve into single full spread images when disassembled. Includes link to accompanying soundscape Edition of 75 books
About the Cassette
Acoustic guitar improvs made on the beach in Galveston, layered with field recordings, bass synth, lap steel, and piano by Porch Swing Orchestra.
Pro dubbed on Cappuccino Swirl Shell hand-crafted and riso printed o-card by Rising Tide Projects
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