The 1955 Shure Microphone is a cultural cliché of African-American blues singers, 1950s rock music, and symbolic reference to 'the American dream' or 'golden years'. The microphone housing contains a bright piercing light which casts a large shadow of metal mask or ribcage onto the wall; the golden light reveals the shadow of oppression. Periodically at random intervals, the light flickers, catching the viewer off-guard and re-inforcing the unstable negotiation between the experience of the body and its articulation through voice.

The word 'triplight' refers to a trigger that sets off a state of alarm.   It also refers to "trip the light fantastic", a historical reference to a type of dance, and more recently a state of hallucination.

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