British composer and sound artist Nick Ryan and his team of engineering and space geniuses have built a machine that tracks the position of 27,000 pieces of space junk, and transforms them into sound as they pass overhead.
The machine consists of a 2-metre long cylinder with 1000 'locked grooves' cut into a lacquered surface. Each groove carries a sound signal representing an individual piece of space debris. As pieces of space debris orbit above Earth, it initiates a stylus mechanisms to locate and play one of the 1000 grooves, creating a live audio composition and a unique piece of music.
Machine 9 is part of the Mona Foma taking place in Launceston, Tasmania.
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Opening Tuesday 15 January, 6–6.30pm
Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 January, 10am–4pm
Community Gallery, QVMAG, Inveresk Precinct, Launceston
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Friday 18 January, 5–9pm
Saturday 19 + Sunday 20 January, 2–9pm
Community Gallery, QVMAG, Inveresk Precinct, Launceston
Included in Three Day Festival Ticket or Day Pass