Clear 12" vinyl, One sided w/ custom etching on B-side, Edition of 200, 2025

Sung Tieu employs sound as a critical tool to dissect how social and political power manifests within sensory realms. Through layered compositions, the artist examines the emotional and psychological effects of controlled environments, transforming space into an immersive auditory experience that highlights the structures of surveillance,
bureaucracy and institutional design. Civic Floor examines the evolution of prison
architecture, tracing the shift from the radial model developed in Britain in the 1840s to the emergence of galleried and courtyard layouts in the 19th and 20th centuries. It also explores more contemporary approaches, including the “new generation” prisons of the 1990s, which prioritised control through sophisticated spatial and psychological strategies. Tieu’s soundscape mirrors these architectural
developments, blending mechanical rhythms, bodily sounds, ambient drones, and distorted frequencies to evoke the alienation and rigidity inherent in such systems. The work’s immersive soundscape disorients while enveloping the listener, amplifying the psychological weight of these spaces and their design principles.

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