Installation view Biennale of Sydney – Rivus Directed by Jose Roca and curated by Anna Davis
Single Channel Video shot in hyper colour infrared at 470 nm on a specially modified camera. DUR 56:31, Stereo Sound
6 Channel live sound of Cosmic Rays (muons) – Cosmic Ray Detector: Geiger Muller Array, 6 channel Audio, Muon Counter, various electronics, table, amplifiers. Muon detector: Robert Hart. Programming: Paul Schulz
Commissioned by the Biennale of Sydney with generous support from the UK/Australia Season Patrons Board, the British Council and the Australian Government as part of the UK/Australia Season
Much of our fieldwork has revolved around the signals from the sky. The resonance of cosmic level forces in action that continually glue together the cosmos and the ground.’
‘Pink Steam brings together the earth and sky through radiation expressed by cosmic rays and the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. It was filmed on the Fish River, a tributary of the Macquarie Darling System in Western NSW that passes through Wiradjuri Country. Using specially modified cameras, we could see parts of the spectrum that transmit beyond visible light. The work’s sound comes from the real-time detection of muons, energy particles resulting from cosmic rays colliding with the earth’s atmosphere. The muon detectors and custom electronics were built by amateur radio astronomer Robert Hart using an Open-Source Muon detector design. The circuit allows us to hear the presence of muon activity in the exhibition space in real-time, as the particles shower down upon us and pass through everything, like another kind of rain made of invisible energy.’
