Starting September 15, underneath the High Line in New York City, there will be a new outdoor installation titled Tight Spot by David Byrne in conjunction with The Pace Gallery. The installation will feature “a 48-by-20-foot inflatable terrestrial globe” which appears to be gently crushed by the towering High Line. It will be on view from September 16 to October 1, 2011 under the High Line at 508 West 25th Street in New York City. The public reception happens September 15, 2011 from 6 to 8 PM.
A unique audio program by David Byrne will also be provided:
A low-frequency vibration will emanate from speakers placed deep within the globe. The sound is meant to be heard from the surrounding streets and elevated park, enticing passersby to discover the installation. “I knew what I thought that sound should be, and rather than using instruments, synthesizers or samplers to make the sounds that I imagined, I simply made them with my voice,” said Byrne. “It was the easiest and fastest way of creating what I was hearing in my head. I filtered and processed my voice so that it wasn’t recognizable.”
via New York Magazine & Boing Boing
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This is really neat. Of course I had to find out what it sounded like and I found this video on youtube. I'm sure there will be better ones later in the week once more people discover it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5p0fQ1HheY)
It's kind of hard for me to distinguish between the street ambience and the sound coming from the globe but I got the general idea.
The first thing I thought when I saw this was that the artist was trying to go for an environmental statement, and if he was it works. It's a literal interpretation of the impact we make on our planet. I imagine the bridge representing our expansion pushing the Earth to its limits. Putting so much pressure on it to support us that its bound to explode. The ominous vibration adds greatly to this effect.
I looked up NYC High Line and discovered that it was an elevated railroad converted into a park. It's had a very positive impact on that section of NY even so much as to bring in some real estate development and other projects. I'd like to know why he chose that location for his installation.
Ha. I think the promo bable is here in the guys explaination. I would hope the actual art piece would be obvious enough for some sort of message to come across to a passerbyer. Though this seems an interesting piece to go see. Not so much due to the explainatin, but rather the fact that a giant globe looks like it's being squeshed into a box.
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