>International Listening source> contextual Terrain Istruments & treeHarps net A rectalinear one acre site was edged with an enormous variety of trees, shrubs, several gardens and- later on, bird feeding sculptures. This context hosted multiple Terrain Instrument constructions whose functions were to monitor terrestrial phenomena. Rain, snow, wind-stirred trees-and roots- and could be amplified for listening to on site. All were solar-powered and self broadcasting using transmissions by modulated He-Ne laser or limited range FM transmitters. In either mode, sounding collections could be received inside a nearby basement receiving/recording room.
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Prominent (top) among the Terrain Instrument wires was the 1/2" brasswindribbon, and all galvanized steel strands were secured by turnbuckles and stretched between birch trees....this was the backbone for the networking of multiple trees and their sensor/strand configurations... Major Birch served as the node as the real time flagship-soundsource during interactive Westar IV, V satellite transmissions via KSJN (up/down) Minneapolis US and all (other teleconstruct spaceworks projects. Modified stepping switches and solenoids remotely controlled rain drops which triggered on/offs of any Terrain Instruments. All were capable of being telephone-controlled via keypad. Additionally,any specific Terrain Instrument could be activaed through equalized telephone pairs or delivery by modulated laser, translated by a radiometer, and resulted in locally mixed duo channel inputs. aimed at a window of my nearby studio. Subsequent audio traffic via satellite inter-activities comprised the Teleconstruct Spaceworks series...solar panels, infinity transmitters, FM transceivers, laser and telephone-line delvery handled all sensor-based monitorings.
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- Year Created: 2011
- Submitted to ArtBase: Tuesday Apr 26th, 2011
- Original Url: http://www.d.umn.edu/~lbrush/lbarchivesf1.html
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Work Credits:
- leifbrush2, primary creator
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