Veneer Magazine from June 8, 2007 | Blog | Archives
Suspect of scale. Nevertheless, Tim Hawkinson's Uberorgan still has one or two badass qualities. Looking half bagpipe, half "actual organ," the contraption does something: every hour the air reservoirs pipe out low, whale-like tones all stimulated via some esoteric paper, ink and sensor language. We've all seen the video. Yes, my complaints of art that accomplishes a literal task is momentarily blown over when the reeds open.
Nice counter!
I haven't seen the video.
might like to
I am literally, right now, writing my senior thesis on this experience. (((()))).
We try so hard to capture the space between what keeps us apart. Sometimes I think connection is the most beautiful paradox. It is the opening of reeds.
I swooned with the vernacular materials, the ad hoc 'strapped-together-ness' of the construction. Fascinating explosion of 'organic'. Saw this at MassMoca 1999? 2000? Strong impression. Made me so hopeful.
Circling back the to ad-hocism, the vernacular construction: this is democracy, right?