is there a wheel here and what happens when you turn it?” He hopes Caramoor visitors will approach in“C” with that kind of curiosity. “My work is an ongoing exploration of the concepts of sound, vision, and movement,” he says, “experimenting with combinations that will introduce our senses of perception to a totally new experience.” A MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Award recipient and a Guggenheim Fellow, Trimpin has been commissioned by Lincoln Center, San Francisco’s Exploratorium, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and Seattle Symphony, among others. In“C” is sponsored by Nancy S. Offit, Laureen and David Barber, Shanbrom Family Foundation, and Tina and Ian Winchester.
The 2021 Sonic Innovations Exhibition In“C” is one of six sound art pieces at Caramoor this summer. Walk around and explore them all. Undercurrent by Spencer Topol and Hana Kassin (2020) creates a feedback loop between people and their environment. An orchestration is built up through the movement of visitors via the activation of small pods in the grass and trees, which come alive with sound. (Center Walk by the Venetian Theater)
Annea Lockwood and Bob Bielecki’s Wild Energy (2014) begins with solar oscillations recorded by the SOHO spacecraft, sped up 42,000 times, ending with ultrasound recorded inside a pine tree, slowed down. (Behind picnic area) (sponsored by Angela and William Haines) Taylor Deupree’s t(ch)ime (2017) turns a quiet, wooded passage into a shimmering sonic environment. Its sounds are derived from bell chimes manipulated to create a sense of time slowing down as one approaches the middle of the path. (Cedar Walk) (sponsored by his family In Memory of Peter Kubicek) Stone Song (2014) by Ranjit Bhatnagar is a dry stone structure with sensors for temperature and barometric pressure laced into it and fed into a drone synthesizer. The tones emanate from the stones, shifting as the weather changes. (Friends Field) (sponsored by Hillary Martin) Listen Ahead by Miya Masaoka (2019) is first encountered through traffic signage that anticipates a space for listening. Later, in a wooden hut, the listener rests on a bench as sounds from nature create a unique sound experience. (Sunken Garden) Please click here for more information and here for a map of the grounds. Through October 10, 2021, Caramoor will be streaming the 2009 documentary Trimpin: The Sound of Invention on our website. Filmed over two years, this film follows Trimpin as he designs many of the sound art pieces described above.
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