This one goes out to Ms. Stephanie B. Jala. If you happen to be in Chicago during the month of December, I would check this baby out.
A collection of horned speakers, made from compressed recycled newsprint and dryer lint, created by sculptor and instrument-maker Ian Schneller and composer/violinist Andrew Bird, are installed in the MCA’s atrium to create a unique sound garden. Bird records the initial compositions on-site at the MCA and sends musical information to different groups of horns via multiple loops. He layers and changes the compositions throughout the remainder of the installation off-site via computer technology.
- via the American Airlines magazine read in desperation during yesterday’s three-hour delay.
