Cluster Fields is a collaborative sound installation by John Driscoll and Phil Edelstein that evolved from their work with David Tudor\u2019s Rainforest, self-playing sound environments and focused sound works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A series of modular suspended sound objects have been developed as a visual and sonic compositional structure. Each cluster is constructed from a selected archetype: cantilevered globes with focused speaker horns, dual mica wings, and pleated plastic pipes. Each cluster consists of three or more sound objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These sculptural objects are activated with audio transducers or other types of loudspeakers. Each cluster forms a multi-channel speaker array that creates focused sound fields that visitors walk through that transform over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The clusters are arranged around a gallery\/museum space. There is an overall orchestration that allows the objects to sound both individually and together, offering a rich sonic space for audience exploration in and around the clusters. This work premiered at the University of Maryland in January 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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