sunboxes
LexArts has announced that artist Craig Colorusso will be bringing his solar-powered sound sculpture, "Sun Boxes," to Lexington for a weeklong installation, according to a press release. Colorusso's work will be available to the public from May 3 - 5 at CentrePointe.
"Sun Boxes," sculptural experimentation with sound and solar energy, is made up of 20 wooden "sun boxes" that are equipped with solar panels, speakers, amplifiers and electronic sound modules. Each Sun Box is preloaded with recorded guitar notes and the Sun Boxes collectively create unique melodies that vary infinitely throughout the day depending on the amount of clouds and sun and even the shadows of the spectator.
"Colorusso's work fits with the aesthetics of the public art program we are building here in Lexington - a temporary sonic piece which is akin to the Bill Fontana work, Surface Reflections, which continues to perform in our downtown," LexArts CEO Jim Clark said. "This installation is the latest in a program that provides a platform for non-traditional and/or alternative forms of public art. Like Fontana, Colorusso began his artistic career as a musician and has evolved to join a growing number of artists that borrow ambient sounds and real-world noise as an integral part of their work."
Colorusso, a self-described "recovering musician" added, "Sun Boxes is really my way of improvising with Mother Nature. The sounds are both soothing and energizing, not unlike the sounds that might accompany yoga and meditation."