Science influenced art anyone? It's an interesting concept developed by artist Renny Nisbet, and supported by Premier Farnell.
The results are on show at Porthcurno Sculpture Garden in Saint Levan,Cornwall. Renny's works for the garden are 'Soundings' which takes signals pickedd up from a disused telecoms cable on the ocean floor and turns them into audio played out on speakers in the Gardens.
'Transmission' is an interactive logic maze that celebrates the fact that Porthcurno is part of a sequence of destinations that carry a message around the world.
Says Nisbet, "I'd been impressed by the physical connection which the cables terminating at this point had maintained with the network of telegraph stations around the world. On learning one of these cables was relatively intact I was intrigued to know whether any form of electrical signal might be present. Confirming this allowed the development of a system to monitor these signals and generate corresponding audio that is played back to visitors in the garden, in much the same way a radio set emits the sound of broadcast signals."
Alan Paterson, general manager for Farnell in the UK and Ireland commented, "Providing Renny with the materials to be able to create these pieces of art and technology has been of great interest to Farnell. We have watched with great interest as the sculptures have developed, bringing alive the history of communications from the UK to the rest of the world, as well as connecting with the great advancements in connective technology we see today."
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