Overview
In Wave Music for Strings, e interprets the power and nature of waves through a musical instrument made of recycled harbor materials such as docking line and shock absorber, thus composing a symphony whose sound is unique to a nautical environment.
The physical installation is built from 6 docking lines connected in the middle by a shock absorber. Each line is connected to a motor, which determines the tension on the ropes. The motors are activated according to live data streamed from NDBC buoys in New York Harbor. (National Data Buoy Center buoys are a series of floating devices that transmit daily data about sea conditions.) The
wave height determines the amount of tension in the ropes; the wave periods determine the amount of time the rope is in tension.
The ropes are pulled and released making the shock absorbers creek and whine, emulating the sound of the dock lines in a harbor.
