| contact name | James Patten |
| art name | Three rotations |
| art media | steel, aluminum, wood, rubber, foam, motors, electronics, computers
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| art dimensions | 3 podiums each measuring about 40"(h) x 24"(w) x 24"(l) |
| art date | September, 2004 |
| art description | This piece explores three relationships between objects and sound.
Three podiums each have a slowly rotating disk, and a scanner which
looks at what is on each disk, and translates that into sound.
The podiums are placed at the vertices of a triangle on the floor.
Walking around this space, the viewer can experience the sound mixing
in different ways. The viewer is encouraged to interact with each
podium to change the sound it makes. The
first is a surface that is normally grey, but turns black when exposed
to water. Visitors moisten a finger with a damp sponge, and then
draw on the surface, in effect drawing a melody, which repeats several
times, and then fades away. The
second podium has a layer of slow response foam, foam that holds its
shape briefly after being squeezed. The visitor squeezes this foam,
and the shape of the foam is converted directly into sound. The
third podium has a series of small objects, each of which creates a
different sound when it moves under the scanner. Any objects that look
different will have different sounds, and gallery visitors are encouraged
to explore this space with whatever they may have brought to
the exhibition in their pockets. |
| art placard | Three rotations explores three different relationships between
objects and sound. The viewer is encouraged to touch each one, and
move around them to hear the sound space created by the three together.
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| art url | http://www.media.mit.edu/~jpatten/tt |