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| Outdoor Installation | ||
| Location: Plain Street Pedestrian Underpass, East Perth, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| By Nola Farman |
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The work was designed in collaboration with Tract Landscape Architects (namely Stuart Pulleyblank and in particular James Stockwell) for the East Perth Redevelopment Authority. The artist’s aim was to make a series of works which influenced the reading of the site. Each piece references in some way either the power of the water and/or some examples of locally extinct fauna and flora as well as materials from historic activities in the site. The work is predicated on the idea that whatever is placed or built there will change, inevitably disintegrate, and that the water is the most consistent element. The main artwork as such, is a sound system in the Plain Street Pedestrian Underpass. It consists of a Resonating Pool which is located in a nearby garden. A miniature waterfall cascades onto the back of a bronze tortoise shell which spreads the water droplets over the surface. A small and sensitive hydrophone collects the resultant sounds, which are then conveyed, to an amplification system in a plant room. The sounds are then enlarged to fill and enliven the atmosphere in the Underpass. The sound is designed to function with the sounds of the traffic above. By the use of parametric equalisation, the higher and brighter sounds of the water are selected. These sound clearly through the heavy traffic sounds. Just as a piccolo will sound clearly through a sea of cellos and double basses in a symphony orchestra. It is a matter of orchestration. Photographer: Hans Versluis. | |
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Published by The University of Melbourne Comments, questions, corrections and additions: i.mott@unimelb.edu.au Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 18 January 2007 http://www.sounddesign.unimelb.edu.au/web/biogs/P000312b.htm |
