Musée des beaux-arts, Rue des Musées 33, 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds
Corralejas Daniel Zea Sound installation, aluminum, steel and copper wire, Arduino automated relay module, e-bows (181x116,8x8x4cms)
An electromagnetic partition made of resonance, Corralejas is a metaphor for tradition. And freedom? There are two images behind this sound object-installation project. The first is that of the partition.
The second is electricity. Steel wires are set in motion by a robotized system of electro-imans producing magnetic fields. The strings begin to resonate, creating an imposing, enveloping atmosphere of sound.
The name Corralejas refers to the popular festivals in this region of northern Colombia, during which several novillos are tormented in the same arena, and spectators are free to enter as improvised toreadors.
Cabeza de HongoDaniel ZeaSound installation16 cymbals, 16 transducers, 8 amplifiers, Bela audio card
"The discovery of the sound work at the bend in the road is unusual. There's something magical about the installation space beneath a tree, as if the plant were protecting a secret place. The strange suspensions, which from a distance might resemble fruit, are in fact cymbals suspended at different heights. An electronic device uses inductors to transmit very light sounds to the metal surfaces, each of which vibrates with a distinct timbre.
Nadia El Beblawi, art historian
Fragment of the catalog text for the Bex & Arts 2020 contemporary sculpture triennial "Industria".
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
An electromagnetic partition made of resonance, Corralejas is a metaphor for tradition. And freedom? There are two images behind this sound object-installation project. The first is that of the partition.
The second is electricity. Steel wires are set in motion by a robotized system of electro-imans producing magnetic fields. The strings begin to resonate, creating an imposing, enveloping atmosphere of sound.
The name Corralejas refers to the popular festivals in this region of northern Colombia, during which several novillos are tormented in the same arena, and spectators are free to enter as improvised toreadors.
Cabeza de HongoDaniel ZeaSound installation16 cymbals, 16 transducers, 8 amplifiers, Bela audio card
"The discovery of the sound work at the bend in the road is unusual. There's something magical about the installation space beneath a tree, as if the plant were protecting a secret place. The strange suspensions, which from a distance might resemble fruit, are in fact cymbals suspended at different heights. An electronic device uses inductors to transmit very light sounds to the metal surfaces, each of which vibrates with a distinct timbre.
Nadia El Beblawi, art historian
Fragment of the catalog text for the Bex & Arts 2020 contemporary sculpture triennial "Industria".
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
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