150x230 cm

direct UV print on aluminium sheet, hand-rubbed lacquer finish, sonic exciters on inner surface (amp+stereo), sensor-triggered; Platform: wood covered with stainless steel, sonic subwoofer exciter (amp+stereo), sensor-triggered

Private Collection, Rougemont, Switzerland, 2017

“Heart of the wood”, Icon-Sonic Cylinder n.1 is found in a private collection in Rougemont, Switzerland

Icon-Sonic Cylinder n.1

The Icon-Sonic Cylinder is the first of the new series of icon-sonic sculptures by Yuval Avital. Realized with prints on aluminum sheets of images taken by the artist, they add to the visual impact of Avital’s artworks sounds of Nature, relying on technology and craftsmanship to bridge between the worlds of image and sound. 

Description

Metallic cylinder composed of “light-recordings” artworks by Yuval Avital printed both inside and outside (each of approximately 1.5m x 2.3m), with build-in sound installation. Below the cylinder is a circular platform that performs low frequencies. 

Both cylinder and platform are triggered by motion sensors, that make sure that the sound starts exclusively when standing inside the sound sculpture and on the platform.

Techniques and materials

Cylinder: direct UV print on aluminum sheet, hand-rubbed lacquer finish, sonic exciters on inner surface (amp + stereo), sensor-triggered.

Platform: wood covered with stainless steel, sonic sub-woofer exciter (amp+stereo), sensor-triggered.