dermis project focuses on the sonic studio practice of artists making works that are currently in process; consequently obscure, unheard of and not accessible by the public. it’s the raw material that unfolds significance in anyone’s work and it exposes a hidden part of oneself.

richard garet's approach for this project consisted of stepping away from the obvious polished work. instead he invited artists to present sound material that is unfinished or the foundation for future work. ideally this could be anything that normally would not be allowed to be listened to by anyone in its current state.

in the studio practice of any artist working with sound, there is so much that happens and that consists of exploring, recording, producing and just listening. often and by default in this practice audio files accumulate in computer folders, eventually creating libraries of sounds and extensive hours of listening material. with that in mind garet invited a selected group of peers and these were the guidelines that he passed along for this project. "submit an unreleased audio track, noise or debris from sound artist studio practice (interpret this as you wish), audio residue, no recognizable field recordings, no constant sine waves, no constant drones, text and speech welcomed, no need for fade in or out, it can be just a block of sound, just make sure that it does not override the speakers, it can be raw or composed, and more than one audio-file can be submitted." these submissions were not reduced in any manner and everything that was submitted by each artist was included.

dermis: "the dermis is a layer of skin between the epidermis (with which it makes up the cutis) and subcutaneous tissues, that consists of connective tissue and cushions the body from stress and strain. it is divided into two layers, the superficial area adjacent to the epidermis called the papillary region and a deep thicker area known as the reticular dermis. [1] the dermis is tightly connected to the epidermis through a basement membrane. structural components of the dermis are collagen , elastic fibers, and extrafibrillar matrix. [2] it also contains mechanoreceptors that provide the sense of touch and heat, hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, apocrine glands, lymphatic vessels and blood vessels. those blood vessels provide nourishment and waste removal for both dermal and epidermal cells." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dermis