THE NEW SOUND, 2010
The New Sound was commissioned by An Cosan Glas for their annual Lionnir exhibition which takes place on the sand dunes of Magheroarty in North Donegal over two nights.
The New Sound operates as sound mirrors reflecting sound within a close radius of the centre of the white circles. This work was inspired by Marconi’s experiments in early transatlantic communication much of which were carried out in North Donegal. The form of the work refers to the concrete early warning devices which were used in the build up to WWII to detect the sound of incoming fighter jets prior to the invention of radar and that still stand defiantly along the east coast of England as monuments to an obsolete technology. The New Sound is concerned with the echo of this concave form in the contemporary communication devices that are abundant on our landscape. Within this work is a concern for a contemporary monumentality and a reflection on how we as a society represent ourselves through lasting material constructions.
The New Sound is now featured on the PublicArt.ie website
