I am not sure if I am happy with the image yet, I couldn't quite work it out, the way I had it in my head, but I do like the way the lines work together in it. I feel like this piece is dealing with ideas that I was working with last semester, about nature and it's importance, but it goes with my current work because it is also about sound and listening. I like that it is kind of humorous or absurd and lightly begs the viewer to 'listen' to nature.
Another idea that I have executed is this piece, Three Waves (Light, Water, Sound). This one feels like the most successful, in it I have taken a speaker box, covered the speaker holes with bags of water filled half way, shined a light through the back and placed a woofer speaker in the back of the enclosure. The speaker has the effect of creating subtle ripples in the water that change depending on the frequency of the sound. I really like the glowing effect it has, the interaction between the smoothness of the bags of water and the texture of the box. I suppose this piece is a sound sculpture, so I should have shot a video of it to show it's full effect.
Another idea that I have executed is this piece, Three Waves (Light, Water, Sound). This one feels like the most successful, in it I have taken a speaker box, covered the speaker holes with bags of water filled half way, shined a light through the back and placed a woofer speaker in the back of the enclosure. The speaker has the effect of creating subtle ripples in the water that change depending on the frequency of the sound. I really like the glowing effect it has, the interaction between the smoothness of the bags of water and the texture of the box. I suppose this piece is a sound sculpture, so I should have shot a video of it to show it's full effect.
Three Waves (Light Water Sound)(detail) Justin Lewis, 2010
And I have done another piece called "Rocking Speaker"
Rocking Speaker, Justin Lewis, 2010
Basically it is a speaker on a pole stand rocking back and forth to ambient or minimal music. This piece is also a sculpture but can be shown as video as well. In fact, it should be shown as a video at this point because I haven't figured out a way to make the stand rock for an extended period of time on its own. The stand is built a little off balance so if I just give it a little push it will rock for a while, but to install it as a sculpture in a gallery I would need a way to keep it rocking. It would be cool if I could control this by the tempo of the music, but I will have to do some research to figure out if that is possible. I sort of discovered this piece on accident when I made the speaker stands for my studio. The sheet metal I used for the base is a little too thin so it curved a little when I welded it so now, while it still supports the speakers, it is easily rocked with a push.
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