More kinetic sounds...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 12:47PM
Writing about my "Chime Carillon" kinetic sculpture has me thinking about kinetic sculpture sounds. My current favorite is the very large sculpture Falling Water that is in our living room. I like the motion of this sculpture but after living with it for a while I think I like the sound it makes even better than the motion. Each of the 5 wheels makes a soft clicking sound and because each wheel moves at a slightly different speed the pattern of clicks is constantly shifting. It's hard to describe, sort of like a babbling brook or a soft rain but without the "wet" feel.
In this video I placed the camera very close to the sculpture to try and record the soft sounds it makes. When listening to it keep in mind that in a silent room these sounds can barely be heard from 20 feet away.
Reader Comments (1)
Its not only the sculpture that I like to see, but clicking sounds such as those clam me down a lot. Maybe when I get one of those sculptures, I can wind them up before I go to bed because I have a LOT of trouble getting to sleep.
Posted @ Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:14 AM by Adam