Environmental Works



Wind Gamelan Socrates Sculpture Park LIC Queens NYC 1993

Installation of 5 wind-driven sculptures tuned to the scale of Indonesian gamelans. Each plays one note. Visitors hear ringing overtones from many directions. The order and duration of tones are activated by wind speed and direction. The sculptures are mounted on bearings and vanes direct them into the wind. Installations at Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria (1987), ArtPark, Lewiston, NY (1988) and Pulse 2 Exhibition at U. of California, Santa Barbara (1990) and Socrates Sculpture Park. Each 16' x 4'x 4'.


Aquaphones Otego NY 1991

A listening device for water sounds installed in Otego, NY. Stereo pipes direct sounds from the water's surface to the listeners' ears. Each pipe is approximately 18' long. Fabricated of aluminum.


Akron Antennas Akron University, Akron Ohio1990

Sixteen different antenna-like structures mounted on light poles along the Commons of the University of Akron campus in Ohio. The sculptures vane into the wind and incorporate bells as sound elements. Each antenna is approximately 5' X 4' X 1' and fabricated of aluminum tubing and mylar.

 


The Big Wave 6th st. & Ave B Garden NYC 1997

270 foot fence composed of laser cutouts of community garden members' hands on the Lower East Side of New York City. The hands are a gesture of protection for the garden and a Big Wave to the neighborhood. Fabricated of steel and stainless steel.

 


The Big Wave (gate detail)

Designed as a collaboration with artist/designer Kim DePole. Commissioned by The Trust for Public Land in partnership with the City of New York and underwritten by a lead grant from Metropolitan Life Foundation. The garden is a City Space site under City of New York Parks and Recreation, Green Thumb Program.


Wind Reed Circle Hudson River Museum 1999

Permananet Outdoor installation at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, NY. 12 reeds with wind bells sway in the wind at the front entrance of the museum. Artwork open year round. Call 1-914-963-4550 for more information and hours.

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Wind Reeds Pratt Campous Brooklyn NY 1999

Outdoor installation at the Neuberger Museum Biennial exhibition on the SUNY campus in Purchase, NY. Five reeds with wind bells tilt and rotate depending upon direction and speed of wind. Exhibition open through Oct. 22, 1999.To be installed at Pratt Campus Brooklyn NYC in the spring of 2000.

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