Kurt Stanley Photography
'Chorus' at White Night, Melbourne 2015
Chorus is a monumental installation of kinetic sound sculptures by artist Ray Lee – British Composer of the Year for Sonic Art.
Towering above the audience, a series of giant metal tripods support rotating arms. At the end of each arm loudspeakers emit precisely tuned musical pitches creating a pulsating, harmonic drone – singing out a hypnotic siren to all those present.
Red lights at the end of the arms create mesmerising orbits of colour, giving the effect of a whirling swarm of fireflies, or of planets in motion. These intersecting lights trace rings above the heads of the audience, while the combined chorus of the spinning speakers creates a cohesive harmonious whole, which is both uplifting and transfixing.
'Chorus' at White Night, Melbourne 2015
Chorus is a monumental installation of kinetic sound sculptures by artist Ray Lee – British Composer of the Year for Sonic Art.
Towering above the audience, a series of giant metal tripods support rotating arms. At the end of each arm loudspeakers emit precisely tuned musical pitches creating a pulsating, harmonic drone – singing out a hypnotic siren to all those present.
Red lights at the end of the arms create mesmerising orbits of colour, giving the effect of a whirling swarm of fireflies, or of planets in motion. These intersecting lights trace rings above the heads of the audience, while the combined chorus of the spinning speakers creates a cohesive harmonious whole, which is both uplifting and transfixing.