1974
Image: Max Neuhaus Drawing
Projection of underwater shape
with sound source locations,
Water Whistle XVI, 1983 - Ink and colored pencil on paper - 96 x 96 cm.
Collection: The Estate of Max Neuhaus
Sound work reference: Hotel Paris, New York, 1974 Sponsor: John Weber Gallery, New York
Event: Friday May 17, 10:30PM to 3AM and Saturday May 18 9PM to 3AM -97th Street and West End Avenue.
UNDERWATER MUSIC(S)
These works deal with the sensation of hearing in water.
Between 1971 and 1974, a number of short installations or performances (6 to 15 hours were done in swimming pools heated to body temperature
("Water Whistle" 1-1 7) All of the sounds in these pieces were made by running water through small whistles, installed in various configurations underwater. Each work was made by choosing a set of whistles and whistle locations for each pool, and each grew out of the individual acoustic characteristics due to their differing underwater shape and size. Another series is now being developed utilizing underwater loudspeakers and electronically generated sounds.
Poster:
Water Whistle, A series of Istallation Underwater Music, 1974
Underwater Music and/or Underwater Sound Installation. Hotel Paris Pool. 97th Street and West End Avenue. NYC. Sponsored by the John Weber Gallery with assistance from the Center for New Music and CAPS. Work(s): Water Whistle XVI. May 17, 1974