Max Neuhaus

2011
2011 - Stefan Helmreich, The Oxford Handbook of Sound Studies. Chapter: “Underwater Music: Tuning Composition to the Sounds of Science”
(ed.). Oftord, Oxford University Press. p.158

Stefan Helmreich, Musique subaquatique les compositeurs au diapason de la science. p. 158

In The Oxford Handbook of Sound Studies (2011), Stefan Helmreich analyzes Max Neuhaus’s 1971 diagram, "Projection of underwater shape with sound source location, Water Whistle III," to illustrate how artistic experience can be mapped through scientific geometry. Helmreich argues that this work, focusing on "tuning" a physical space rather than traditional composition, demonstrates how hydro-driven whistles created a "sublime surround" that dissolves the boundaries between the human body, technology, and the environment. You can find the full chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Sound Studies, published by Oxford University Press.