The soul of AA4 is a found audio recording of a letter typed by Ansel Adams, the contents of which are unknown. Working with a sheet music transcription of the typewriter sounds as an original musical score, Peter Happel Christian and Phillip Andrew Lewis, who have collaborated on art projects since 2007 as Clear As Day, and writer Godfre Leung, commissioned artists and musicians to execute interpretations of the score to create new sound works. Included with each copy of AA4 is the sheet music of the original typewriter sound, which can be performed on any instrument by any person. AA4, designed by Elana Schlenker, also includes an experimental text by Godfre Leung, a 12” vinyl record featuring interpretations by eight musicians, and a drawing by Lenka Clayton.

Vinyl record in sleeve, tipped in booklet, atonal sheet music by Tim Hinck, and typewriter drawing by Lenka Clayton all housed in a hardcover portfolio with foil stampeding and tipped on photograph.
Contributors include: Lenka Clayton, Chris Duncan, Barbara Held, Michael Masaru Flora, Jonathan Kaiser, Tiffany Ng, Steve Roden, Greg Pond & Cesar Léal.

Essay by Godfre Leung
Design by Studio Elana Schlenker
Published by Clear As Day 2019

Printed by Artron

The project embodies the spirit of Fluxus and proposes that chance is a primary element in the making of art. AA4 is the fourth volume in what will be an eleven volume set of artist publications by Happel Christian and Lewis. The multidisciplinary project was produced with generous support from the Ansel Adams Fellowship at the Center for Creative Photography, a Visual Arts Fund Grant from Midway Contemporary Art and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Jerome Foundation, The Loft Literary Center, The University of the South, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, The Third Rail, and the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. 

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