beginning and ending with trains on a table

(music concrete) 2008  /// solo exhibition: susanne vielmetter los angeles projects

The sculpture is a translation of an entire 12 page classical music score with a color and size relation for each note a-g. goethe called architecture “frozen music”, and the piece explores musical structure as architectural form. there are about 3500 pieces of wood.

dimensions variable (48 “strands” each approximately 5 – 7 feet tall),acrylic, wire, wood, polyurethane, approx. 3500 pieces of wood.

Positive Soundscapes

“The strong focus of traditional engineering acoustics on reducing noise level ignores the many possibilities for characterising positive aspects of the soundscapes around us. Desirable aspects of the soundscape have been investigated in the past, mainly by artists and social scientists. This work has had little impact on quantitative engineering acoustics, however, perhaps because of barriers to communication across different disciplines..

..Buildings and trees can be used to scatter, deaden or reflect sound, to create peaceful, quieter spaces or vibrant, exciting-sounding areas.”

 http://www.cityofsound.com/blog/2007/10/indiscreet-musi.html

http://www.positivesoundscapes.org/methodology