ISEA2008 Juried Exhibition
The Global Bridge Symphony
Jodi Rose (Australia/Germany)
Collaborating with: Ambient Intelligence Lab and Communications Laboratory
Anyone who has walked along a large bridge will know that bridges make sounds – what we can't hear is the tension of the cables in the atmosphere, which create sonic vibrations across a range of frequencies. Understanding these sounds as a form of music, the artist recorded the song of her first bridge in 1995, and has been engaged with the Singing Bridges project ever since, capturing the unique voices of bridges all over the world. Rose sees each bridge as a musical instrument, and collectively the bridges she has recorded as urban temples, each one an instrument in The Global Bridge Symphony. The culmination of Singing Bridges is the proposed The Global Bridge Symphony, linking together the music of bridges internationally. ISEA2008 is providing a platform for the next stage of this project in Singapore, where Rose will be working in collaboration with bridge engineers using dedicated monitoring equipment to explore the technical, philosophical and musical aspects of the cable vibrations through global transmissions and installation in the gallery exhibition.
Jodi Rose (Australia/Germany) is a sound artist, writer, broadcaster and composer, working collaboratively to produce experimental music, radio, public and sonic art events.
