HARPS AT ARTHUR'S PASS.
This project was an off-shoot of the stone harps from Paturau. The stones were replaced with hemispherical clear plastic bowls which, when filled with water, functioned as both mirrors and lenses. These were suspended from aluminium tripods their focal length above the ground. The sun's rays were therefore focused and (in direct sunlight) were strong enough to burn an azimuth curve in the ground below the bowl.
Resonators were also wedged between the suspension strings so that, in suitable conditions aeolian tones were produced.
Thus the instruments monitored both air movement and the rotation of the earth relative to a fixed sun; all from a singular, local position.
The second half of the video shows visiting children monitoring water currents using a simple stethoscopic principle, where the air movement over the line is replaced by water flow, producing an altering rich tone auditioned by pressing the string into the ear.
Resonators were also wedged between the suspension strings so that, in suitable conditions aeolian tones were produced.
Thus the instruments monitored both air movement and the rotation of the earth relative to a fixed sun; all from a singular, local position.
The second half of the video shows visiting children monitoring water currents using a simple stethoscopic principle, where the air movement over the line is replaced by water flow, producing an altering rich tone auditioned by pressing the string into the ear.
First half.
| ap_1.mov |
Second half.
| ap_2.mov |