Sound Wave, Sculpture by Jean Shin

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Music, Pictures on September 29, 2008 at 12:54 am



Photo: Hiroko Masuike / The New York Times

Korean artist Jean Shin created this sculpture "Sound Wave" (2007) out of melted vinyl records to connote "the inevitable waves of technology that render each successive generation of recordable media obsolete."

Her sculpture and others made from recycled materials are part of The Museum of Art and Design’s exhibit "Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary."

Roberta Smith of The New York Times has the story: Link | Photo Gallery | Jean Shin’s website – via Boing Boing Gadgets


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6 comments to "Sound Wave, Sculpture by Jean Shin"

  1. henrie
    September 29th, 2008 at 9:46 am

    when did vinyl become obsolete?

  2. matt
    September 29th, 2008 at 11:14 am

    i hate hearing that too, henrie. plenty of present-day bands continue to produce music on vinyl. sometimes, *just* on vinyl - no CDs.

  3. Mr. Binky
    September 29th, 2008 at 12:15 pm

    matt, who released something just on vinyl?

  4. matt
    September 29th, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    well, as far as my personal collections, plenty of bands that fall under the overarching umbrella of music made by "independent record labels." most of the punk rock records i own were only released on vinyl. some bands in what might be more of the "indie" or "college rock" vein do too. i've even read somewhere that elvis costello is releasing something solely on vinyl (did Radiohead do this recently? i can't remember).

    anyways, i'm assuming some bands do it for nostalgia, or genre-"branding" ("7 inches are punk rock"), and others, like Shellac, do / did it because of a strong affinity for analog recording and playing (even though Shellac will throw in an unmarked CD with no case or art into every record they package).

  5. Xinavera
    September 29th, 2008 at 3:41 pm

    As for the art, I like it. It could equally well be made from CDs and and have the same artistic feel regardless how obsolete the medium may be. Actually, a giant wave made out of melted iPods would be pretty cool, too.

  6. Daniel Edlen
    October 5th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    Not to be too technical, but sound waves don't look like water waves hitting a beach. So the pun kinda fails.

    Also, vinyl is most definitely not obsolete. The "waves" of technology just provide more convenient options as far as portability.

    Finally, my main beef with this concept being actualized is that it trivializes the music that is on those records. I guess, heck, if any were music people like, I coulda used'em!

    Peace.


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