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While at the Huntington Gardens Thursday with ...
great friends Beatriz and Dave Helton,
we saw the Orbit Pavillion.
Satellites that study the Earth are passing
through space continuously, collecting data
on everything from hurricanes to the effects of drought.
Seen from a distance, you can't help saying, what's that?
More intriguing the nearer you get.
What if you could make contact with these orbiting spacecraft,
and bring them “down to Earth?”
Visitors can do
that in NASA’s Orbit Pavilion sound experience.
The outdoor installation is the brainchild of
Dan Goods and David Delgado, visual strategists at NASA’s Jet
Propulsion Laboratory who worked in collaboration with composer Shane
Myrbeck and architect Jason Klimoski of StudioKCA to produce an
innovative “soundscape” experience representing the movement of the
International Space Station and 19 Earth Science satellites.”
Inside the
large, shell-shaped sculpture ...
distinctive sounds are emitted as each satellite
passes overhead: a human voice, the crashing of a wave,
a tree
branch moving, a frog croaking.
Each sound interprets one of the satellites’ missions.
A windy day added the additional sound of the wind
pushing through through the open slots of the large shape.
There are benches where you can sit and feel the effect
of the eerie music/sound composition,
while looking through open spaced, negative light,
an unusual experience. Fun!
And then I noticed the shadows on the ground.
Once you notice, there are speakers everywhere.
You can be enveloped with the experience,
and when ready, return to the outside world.
Thank you Beatriz & Dave for a great day!
A smile for Sunday ...
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