IDEA: Bach visualization

Another visualization of J.S. Bach, including a Prelude I'm planning to incorporate into my work. In this case, though, the Fugue in the second half is the most visually interesting part.

IDEA: Bach mobius strip

Been working on visualizations of Bach music and this video caught my eye:

IDEA: Lygia Pape's "Livro do Tempo"

Highly relevant to my current brainstorming. Highly inspiring.

IDEA: khipus and three-dimensional writing

A recent Slate.com article about khipus, the Incan method of recording information using knotted cords, has me thinking about the relationship between handicraft and language. My current work-in-process involves a series of one-page books of quilt-block patterns made from tarnished copper, so I've already been contemplating abstract methods of communicating via materials and patterns, but haven't really been sure about how to direct a larger body of work. This sort of  material-based, non-alphabetic code might be just the connection. Interestingly, it also ties in to a new-found fascination with Chladni patterns and how they might be converted to musical scores (thanks to another Slate.com article). Several new pieces are now rolling around in my mind.

Gotta love sparks of inspiration.

IDEA: shadows and intangible imagery

I'm in the preliminary stages of a new piece that is going to cast significant shadows if installed on a wall. I've been contemplating how best to make use of the shadows, and ran across some images of Kumi Yamashita's work. Now I'm fascinated by the idea of incorporating an intangible image, dependent entirely on the correct angle of light or viewer perspective.

This Yamashita piece particularly caught my attention because it looks similar in scale and installation to mine. Brainstorming...