Qui presentiamo
alcuni oggetti bizzarri presi dalle storie dello scrittore inglese James
G. Ballard |
| 1° from “The Soundsweeper” by James G. Ballard (1956): |
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Tinguely, Museum
of Basilea (Svitzerland) |
| What is an ultrasonic orchestra? |
It is a new kind of music made out of ultrasonic
waves, which are sound waves so high in frequence that are not perceptible
by the human ear. |
| What are its instruments? |
Piano:
its short strings are made of pure metal. It produces a band of frequences
between 30000 and 150000 Hz. It is tuned to play the same notes of a common
piano. |
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| 2° Based on a story of James G. Ballard: |
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an amplifier |
It is possible to record very
low sounds using a system of microphones connected to a cassette/cd recorder,
in its turn connected to an amplifier. |
| 3° from: "Prima Belladonna" by James G. Ballard (1956) |
"Khan Aracnide" |
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The Orchidea-Aracnide (Orchis Aragog) is a
very rare plant. The first Aracnide was found in the Guyana’s forests.
Its name comes from the Khan-Aracnide spider, that put its eggs into an
ovum. |
| The first plants of this type were
able to do just few musical notes ( only three scales ), by vibrating ribs
in the goblet, but the most recent could extend their song to twenty four
scales: this thanks to human intervention ( artificial fertilizations and
new plants creation starting from existing ones ). |
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| 4° from “Venus’ s Smile” by James Ballard |
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designed and built by Loren Drexel |
| Shape and dimension: With an height of ½ meter it seems like a big ball with two curved arms and a big central resonance box. |
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Material: Mainly steel to promote a clean and long sound.
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