Tracked Prints/Layered Sounds

“Tracked Prints/Layered Sounds” is a project curated by by Ry McCullough and Nick Satinover that explores the myriad structural and aesthetic similarities between printed imagery and recorded music.

As part of this project, Ron Harrity and I worked together to create an audio/print pairing.

Our submission began with the discovery of a 100+ year old aeolian harp, which, after some repair and restringing, became a constant companion in our house, providing a sonic imprint of the wind, with added harmonics and volume on very gusty days.

I transmuted the sounds of the harp into a double-sided etching depicting a cluster of shaped balloons, embossed with traces of the aeolian harp’s original gut strings. Ron based his audio piece on the print, combining recorded sounds from the harp with synthesized impressions of its tones and harmonics.