Japanese artist Takasumi Abe headed to Lake Norman on Friday, September 29, for a sound-gathering expedition, The idea was to inflate about 15 plastic bags with helium, and use them to loft a small recorder 300 meters toward the clouds. The sound Abe collected will be part of an installation at the Davidson College Belk Visual Arts Center beginning Oct. 12.
Collecting “cloud sounds”
Abe seals a helium-filled bag.
Abe prepares to board the boat .
Curator Brad Thomas hands over the balloons.
Abe attaches his recorder with help of Gavin Weber
Off it goes into the blue and cloudy sky.
The balloons blend into the clouds above.
Abe watches while the recorder does its work.
The 1,000-foot line trails behind the boat.
Reeling in the line.
Congratulating Abe after a harrowing re-entry.
Checking the recording results.
Photos copyright 2006 by David Boraks. Inquiries: dboraks@mindspring.com
