MCAD Faculty Collaborate on Immersive Sound Sculpture “Metrodome” | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

MCAD Faculty Collaborate on Immersive Sound Sculpture “Metrodome”

January 03, 2026
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design faculty members Nick Chatfield-Taylor and Piotr Szyhalski recently collaborated on Metrodome, an immersive sound sculpture that transforms vintage speakers and stereo components into a participatory sensory environment.

Created by Chatfield-Taylor, Metrodome is the third and largest iteration of a project he has been developing for more than a decade. Built from dozens of reclaimed speakers, the thirteen-foot-wide dome is designed to host collaborative “activations” by other artists.

The most recent activation featured MCAD professor Piotr Szyhalski, who performed under his long-running project Labor Camp. His piece, Out Loud, In Alphabetical Order, layered live-mixed sound, percussion, and spoken words drawn from terms reportedly banned by the Trump administration.

Chatfield-Taylor plans to continue inviting artists to activate Metrodome in the coming months.

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