Halfway between instrument and sculpture, Strings is a sound installation that invites participants to play, hear and move within a space, becoming part of a musical instrument. Strands of thread are tensed in oblique planes –from ceiling to floor, from wall to wall–, defining an architectural space that invites visitors in. Once inside, they become performers, moving through the space to find different ranges of pitch and timbres in the instrument that surrounds them. The sounds are generated synthetically but, as is the case with traditional acoustic instruments, the experience includes texture, space, color and movement.
A project by Monica Bate, Johann Diedrick and Luisa Pereira Hors.
