when stars become words… was commissioned for the mercosur biennial in porto allegre, brazil in september of 2007. the piece consisted of two large sculptural structures with sound. the structures, as well as the sound compositions, were built through various translation systems related to a list of 50 star names published by the adler planetarium of chicago in the early 1940’s.
the body of work also included a series of collage/watercolor “scores”.
when stars become words…
structure 1
2007
wood, paint, sound composition
25′ x 12′ x 8′
structure 1
2007
wood, paint, sound composition
25′ x 12′ x 8′
structure 1
2007
wood, paint, sound composition
25′ x 12′ x 8′
structure 1
2007
wood, paint, sound composition
25′ x 12′ x 8′
structure 1
2007
wood, paint, sound composition
25′ x 12′ x 8′
structure 2
2007
wood, paint, sound composition
12′ x 6′ x 5′
structure 2 (interior view)
2007
wood, paint, sound composition
12′ x 6′ x 5′
structure 2
2007
wood, paint, sound composition
12′ x 6′ x 5′
structure 2
2007
wood, paint, sound composition
12′ x 6′ x 5′
2007
watercolor, collage, pencil
on paper
9″ x 12″
2007
watercolor, collage, pencil
on paper
9″ x 12″
2007
watercolor, collage, pencil
on paper
9″ x 12″
2007
watercolor, collage, pencil
on paper
9″ x 12″
source material: page from
an easy guide to southern stars
by m.a. orr
london
1920’s
score as used
source material for installation:
50 star names
and their pronunciation
adler planetarium
1941
tool:
vowel ruler
used to determine
shapes/parts for sculpture
template for parts
cardboard model
structure 1
front view
cad image of model
structure 1
front view
cad image of model
rear view
with paint colors
cardboard model
structure 1
rear view
cad image
structure 2
color template
for sculpture 2