Instrument Concept, Design & Fabrication: Heather Frasch 2019
Materials: transducers, vibrating surfaces, wood, metal & glass
About: These are a series of kinetic sculptures set into motion during a performance by placing dangling objects onto vibrational surfaces in precarious positions to create erratic sonic textures. The sculptures are constructed in a way so that, as the surfaces heat up, there is a change in their vibrational patterns which shift the movement of the dangling object, creating subtle changes in the resulting sounds. Stillness is essential in the performance to allow the changes in the motion to develop in an unpredictable manner, independent of outside forces. Shadows are used to highlight the minute movements of the sculptures.
Live Performance of Borrowed Words for solo performer-composer on kinetic sound sculptures and shadows. Labor Sonore Series. KuLe Berlin
Images from: Labor Sonore Series, Berlin Germany 2019 and Post-Paradise Series, Birmingham UK 2019
