This summer light and sound come into play with a special installation by the artist Ezra Masch. VOLUMES harnesses the speed of light to reveal the volume of sound and space. From Sunday, August 12, 2018 - Sunday, September 9, 2018 this immersive audio and visual installation project will feature a three- dimensional grid of LED lights that will fill the interior of the Ringling’s Monda Gallery.
Contact microphones will be wired from a basic drum set to custom mixers that will divide the audio into multiple ranges of volume. Dimensions of height, length, and width will then be used to map coordinates of tone and amplitude within the grid of lights. Essentially Masch has created a symbiotic relationship between light and sound, one cannot see the piece unless they can hear it and vice versa. With over fifty percussionists scheduled to play Big Bang, these musicians will be able to experiment with the visual patterns and forms generated in the lights as they perform. Volume and pitch will determine the number of lights that flicker, so each drummer will have to play the light as much as they play the physical drum set.
Although both light and sound are perceived through different sensory receptors, VOLUMES intertwines light, sound, and space in such a way that they become inseparable to anyone who experiences it. Consequently it combines auditory and visual signals so precisely that the audience will eventually begin to see sound. Only the drummer can control the intensity of what the audience experiences by what he or she decides to play. The musician is in control and the space is essentially sculpted live before you by the percussionist.
As a part of this special installation, The Ringling is presenting four special performances in the Exhibition space, highlighting influential and versatile percussionists, such as American Jazz legend Brian Blade. Learn more about these performances
Exhibition Musicians
Thad Anderson
Wendy Babcox
Angel Bartolotta
Sameer Bhatia
Francis Blacklin
Kei Bland
Conrad Bonelli
Shawn Bowen
Greg Braun
Carlos Canaveral
Rochelle Coatney
Henley Connor
Thad Anderson
Wendy Babcox
Angel Bartolotta
Sameer Bhatia
Francis Blacklin
Kei Bland
Conrad Bonelli
Shawn Bowen
Greg Braun
Carlos Canaveral
Rochelle Coatney
Henley Connor
Paul Cook
Jeff Dillon
Parker Douglas
Ira Elliot
Claire Franklin
Michael Garcia
David Gravelin
Ron Gregg
Carl Grieco
Matthew Grimshaw
Sean Hamilton
Craig Hancock
Tito Herrera
Steven High
Ryan Hopewell
Ben Jammin
Lee Jones
Justin Kaiser
Richard Komatz
Bezl Labonte
Richard Lesniak
Ryan McCarthy
Lesley Mok
Brad Murray
Jonathan Nigro
Ryan O'Neil
Trenton Parrish
Doug Perry
William Powell
Booker High School Students TBA
Rebecca Abrahamson
Linnea Reyes-LaMon
Doug Rogells
Matthew Rogers
Bob Santoianni
Doug Schwartz
Pat Setser
Louis Simon
Laura Simpson Lindauer
Nat Steele
Ken Trapp
Joe Trojanek
