Photo by Lee Tyler Thompson. Courtesy of the Artists and Chert Lüdde, Berlin
David Horvitz
When the Ocean Sounds (Low Rumbling Waves), 2018
Watercolor, ink, sea salt, seawater
91.44 × 60.96 cm (36 × 24 inches)
96.5 × 70 cm (38 × 27 ½ inches) (framed)
96.5 × 70 cm (38 × 27 ½ inches) (framed)
These watercolor paintings made from sea salt depict open form sound scores, made from transcriptions of the sounds of the Pacific Ocean near the cliffs of Palos Verdes. The scores...
These watercolor paintings made from sea salt depict open form sound scores, made from transcriptions of the sounds of the Pacific Ocean near the cliffs of Palos Verdes. The scores can be performed by anyone, spontaneously, simply by reading and sounding out the text. In 2018, Horvitz installed an enlarged version of the work on a billboard for art|lead’s Billboard Series in Ghent.
