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Work On Display: Resonance
Resonance is an interactive sculpture by Michael Ries and Dana Solano that uses cell phones, the sound properties of resonance, and interactivty to invite Baltimoreans to think about themselves in relationship to their enviroment. The resonator contains aspeaker that will play a tone and a plate that will create visual patterns in sand through vibrations. Participants will hear a series of questions that will map the caller’s emotional state by calling a phone number provided at the site. The resonator represents a single idea within this series, and the tone created by the resonator will be a translation of the participant’s answers to the questions. Depending on those answers, the tones played will create either harmonious resonances or disharmonious cacophonies, both audibly and visually.
Michael and Dana would like to give a special thanks to Alex Van Ness of the Maryland Science Center for his assistance.
Artist: Michael Ries and Dana Solano