I’m a little overwhelmed today. We still have contractors in the house, still don’t have all of our things over here, still have much to do to get organized and back to a daily rhythm. While I gather my thoughts and see what’s happening with the kitchen floor installation, please take a look at (and listen to) this ambitious collaboration between glass artist Elaine Miles and composer Eugene Ughetti.
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The project “merges glass installation with live performance and sound installation in exploration of a common language. The experience is a meditative interplay between sight, sound, light and movement.”
Just the soothing break I need today. More about the Glass Percussion Project on their website and in this article from Resonate magazine. Hope you have a calm, soothing weekend.
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On a similar (and geographically closer) note, there’s a fantastic exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland right now. Andy Paiko (who builds machines like spinning wheels entirely out of glass) has teamed with composer Ethan Rose to turn the lower exhibit hall of the museum into a glass armonium. It’s kind of like walking into a giant, working music box and absolutely beautiful to listen to.
Take a look at http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/exhibitions/?f=2009_11_transference
Thanks for the info and link Cynthia – I love Paiko’s work – featured him here last year:
http://dailyartmuse.com/2008/01/18/andy-paiko-glass/
Sweet!