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Installation, Interactive on Bronze
Size: 110 W x 47 H x 354 D in
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This site specific sound installation evokes the majestic cathedral located next to the Vishal Art Foundation in Haarlem’s old city centre. The installation pays tribute to the cathedral’s Müller organ by using the same materials and religious artefacts but in another order. Here a meditative atmosphere is created through a very slow and constant changing bass sound coming from the installation. By doing so, it reflects on the slowness; of change and decay of religion in the rapid modern world of today. But more so it appeals to our humanity, to the fragility of life and to the often imperceptible but progressive decay of mind and body. The candles are in fact the musicians of this sound installation, and their diversity in size slowly yet irregular transform the pitched sound of each organ pipe. In this way, the overall sound is constantly changing — which causes a rich diversity in low and soft sounding pulsating bass rhythms. As an artist working with sound, I was curious about pitching up ultra-low bass pipe sounds in order to create a constant drone-like audio. To give an idea on the sound speed, the smallest candles need to be changed every six hours while the thickest runs more than five days. In other words, this installation requires daily care and attention. The burning candles get shorter and cause a vertical movement in each mechanism. Because the candles’ fat is burning a way at the top, a special little shaft around the candles is drawn downward thus, by way of a spring system which pushes the candle up while it gets shorter, it pulls a wheel connected to a brass valve, opening it up on the front end of each organ pipe at the same speed to which the candle burns. In this way, the air column of each organ pipe gets shorter and pitches up their tone. The air pump is built in a rubber skin-covered box to kill the noise, and which blows up when the pump is starting to work — as it is the heart of the installation. # note; for transport the installation can be taken apart in smaller elements!!
Original Created:2016
Subjects:Science/Technology
Installation:Interactive on Bronze
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:110 W x 47 H x 354 D in
Frame:Not applicable
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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biography / statement Ronald van der Meijs (1966) lives and works in Amsterdam. He graduated cum laude at AKV|St.Joost Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Avans University of Applied Sciences, Breda, Netherlands. He received the Haarlem Vishal Art Price 2015, was nominated for the Prix Ars Electronica '17 and shortlisted for the Witteveen & Bos Kunst en Techniek Price 2018. He exhibited at the IJssel Biennale, Dordrechts Museum, Centraal Museum Utrecht, DordtYart in Dordrecht, Fabbrica Europa Florence, Centro de Arte Complutense Madrid, Verbeke Foundation in Kemzeke, Triënnale New Media Art at National Art Museum Of China Beijing, Sculpture Space in Utica New York, File in Sao Paulo, Land Art Biennial Mongolia, Kapelica Gallery in Ljubljana, ERES Foundation in Munich and at the Sanaa Building Zollverein Essen University of Arts. His work is often situated in public space as temporary and permanent installation art. He received art commissions of the Dutch Government including a major sculptural assignment for the new Head Quarters of Europol in The Hague. Besides exhibiting his installation works he also performes with them in order to create a new dialogue between the installation, its generated sounds and digital synthesis techniques which forms a new intermediary with the audience. How do we relate to nature? Van der Meijs develops location based sound installations that show how we relate to nature in our completely designed technocratic society. These technical structures are a reflection on the location and its history. In his research the concept of acceptance plays a key role by creating a new dialogue between nature and technology, or nature versus culture. By realizing these site-specific art projects, a new relationship between people, technology and nature is explored. Through exhibitions, interventions and performances, alternative experiences are offered that allow us to rethink how we view and interact with nature, our culture and the planet. Unpredictable and slow natural processes control the mechanical installation and form a generative concept of sound, space and time. This process acts like a natural sequencer and generates a sound composition which is constantly changing as it draws a parallel to nature itself. Here the installation as well as the viewer have to accept the terms of these natural elements. This creates a field of tension.
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