Cameron Robbins
 
   
 
         
 
Sea Shanties
     
   

‘Sea Shanties of the Subconscious' was a sound sculpture driven by the sea, installed on the old pier at Lorne on south-eastern coast of Australia . It was intended to lament the decline of the ecosystem and fishing industry of this locality. During October and November 2007 it played a dynamic rhythm of the ocean. As each wave struck, air was forced up into a set of tuned organ pipes on the pier. A total of 14 pipes were tuned to a bass F minor chord and a high F diminished chord. They articulated the complexities of the wave frequencies and tidal movements. The sculpture won two awards as part of ‘The Littoral Edge', the Inaugral Annual Lorne Sculpture Exhibition.

   
         
    Sound on ‘Fine Weather' and CD by Catherine Clover
Mastering by Robbie Rowlands
Video editing by Malcolm McKinnon
   
 
 
 
  Sea Shanties [fine weather]  
     

 

  Sea Shanties [stormy]  
     
 
 
 
 
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