Kidnapping Water: Bottled Operas
Statement
Kidnapping Water: Bottled Operas is a study on the movement of water using four-channel acoustic recordings and 104 LED lights. Miniature spotlights produce animated light patterns, illuminating a circular reef of salt that appears to float in the darkened gallery.
The installation was produced in collaboration with composer Byron Au Yong and a team of 8 librettists, 4 singers, and 4 percussionists.
Images
Jack Straw New Media Gallery. Click thumbnail to see full size image.Photographs from the installation.
Video
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Jack Straw New Media Gallery1:30 Documents the installation at the Jack Straw New Media Gallery, September 12–November 21, 2008. QuickTime—Small (9MB) |
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Jack Straw New Media Gallery1:30 Documents the installation at the Jack Straw New Media Gallery, September 12–November 21, 2008. QuickTime—Large (58MB) |
Reviews
Kidnapping Water: Bottled Operas opened at the Jack Straw New Media Gallery in Seattle, Washington on September 12, 2008 and ran through November 21.
The Stranger featured a write up of Kidnapping Water: Bottled Operas. Read Christopher DeLaurenti’s review.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer recommended Kidnapping Water: Bottled Operas.
» View concept and construction photos.
» Visit the project website.