Audible
Forces is a landscape of wind-driven sound installations. These intriguing
kinetic, sonic creations produce other-worldly sounds as nature’s unseen force
breathes life into them. #audibleforces
Phantom
Field by
Mark Anderson
Twenty
one Wind Synthesisers form the installation “Phantom Field”, creating a
swirling buffeting soundscape. The Wind
Synthesisers use an Atari Punk Synthesiser (built and modified by Graham
Calvert) and a modified computer fan to transform the slightest breath of wind
into a soaring electronic choir controlled and conducted by the wind. During
the day of each show the Wind Synthesisers will be adjusted and played by the
artist to create swirling harmonics, and gale force sirens.
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Arpeggi by
Mike Blow
Two
large kinetic sculptures, each playing a series of notes and creating
interfering sound patterns as they revolve in the wind.
www.evolutionaryart.co.uk
Rol mo wind
horse by
Jony Easterby
“Rol
mo wind horse” uses goose feathers for the perfect wind sail to catch the wind
and instigate a rippling of cymbals. Each wind device uses the central locking
device recycled from a BMW car door. Pulses from the device triggers a pair of
bronze cymbals to crash together. Speed and dynamics are altered by the random
nature of the wind, which shapes the sound, at times forming sparse splashes
and at others raucous crashings. Referencing Tibetan prayer flags and Rol mo
cymbals, each crash sends good fortune into the world. The bronze cymbals have
been hand raised by the artist.
Stress and
stone by
Jony Easterby
Towering,
delicate poles bent into arcs by hanging river stones create serene harmonics
and percussive flickerings as the wind blows through “Stress and Stone”. Two ten meter high fibre glass poles are put
under tension by long strings hanging from the tip of the poles with rounded
river stones attached at the end. The
pitch of the string varies with the weight of the stone. As the wind blows
across the strings, harmonics are created and amplified.
www.jonyeasterby.co.uk
Aeolian Harp
and Aeolian Percussion by Max Eastley
Max
Eastley’s towering structures are a variation on the classic Aeolian Harp,
which was an important influence on Romantic writers and connoisseurs. Max’s
Aeolian Harp takes the form of a set of bow shaped instruments and his Aeolian
Percussion uses stretched latex to form triangular instruments. Both reaching
high above the ground to transmit the wind from above our heads, they create a
haunting voice for the wind. Amplification
designed by Dave Hunt. The participation of Max Eastley in Audible Forces has
been supported by AHRC. maxeastley.co.uk
Howling Wire
by Dan Fox
Dan
Fox’s “Howling Wire” is a twelve metre high electro-acoustic wind harp. It is made from recycled military and
orchestral hardware. Nylon strings are stretched from the top of a pneumatic mast
to the timpani drums to create this giant harp.
With weathervane whistlers and elemental sirens, the wind blows through
the strings to create its howling sounds.
www.danfox.net
Sonic Reed
Beds
by Kathy Hinde
Kathy
Hinde’s “Sonic Reed Beds” were inspired by the movement of reeds in the wind.
This ensemble of sound sculptures re-imagines the natural reed using steel rods
topped with metal or stone. As they move in the breeze, the tops collide
creating random compositions of varying densities, from the quiet, gentle
collisions of pebbles to overlapping chimes of metal domes. Reed Bed Bases made
by Will Datson and Paul Sandimere.
Aeolian Soundmap by Kathy
Hinde and Ed Holroyd
Kathy
Hinde also collaborated with Ed Holroyd to create an online soundmap to collate
sound recordings that occur as a result of the wind. The map can be played back
like a musical score and customised in different ways to generate many
different Aeolian soundscapes. Play with the map here –
www.aeoliansoundmap.co.uk . You can upload your own Aeolian recordings using
audioboo. kathyhinde.co.uk
Pigeon
Whistles
by Nathaniel Mann with Peter Petravicius
The
project Pigeon Whistles takes inspiration from centuries old traditions from
both Indonesia and China . Sometimes called Pigeon Flutes, these small,
lightweight whistles are carried upon the tail feathers of pigeons and borne
through the air to create a beautiful haunting music. Peter Petravicius, a pigeon
fancier for over 40 years, has collaborated closely with Nathaniel to breed and
train a kit of Birmingham Rollers. The whistles in this project have been
designed using recycled materials by Nathaniel Mann, and are directly inspired
by the collection of Chinese pigeon whistles housed at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford . Our birds will only fly once or twice a day depending
on weather conditions. Nathaniel Mann is a Sound and Music Embedded artist in
residence with the Pitt Rivers Museum and OCM. Embedded is supported by Esmée
Fairbairn Foundation.
nathanielmann.co.uk
Produced by OCM
(www.ocmevents.org) and Oxford Brookes University Sonic Art Research Unit
(www.sonicartresearch.co.uk). Co-commissioned by Brighton Festival (brightonfestival.org) and Without
Walls (www.withoutwalls.uk.com).
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