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Link of the :https://www.novajiang.com/projects/cacophony/

This week I looked at Nova Jiang’s interactive sculpture: Cacophony, created in 2020. Cacophony is a crystal sculpture which gives physical form to the sound of an orchestra tuning. It is generated from a recording of the Sacramento Philharmonic tuning before a performance of Stravinsky’s The Firebird. The media involved are steel, aluminum, Swarovski crystals, and lexan. It is a huge sculpture, having the dimensions of 35’ x 5’ x 5’. It presents cacophony of the opera tuning, but is also harmonic because of the crystal texture and the beautiful look. The shape of the audio is also beautiful. The artist studied in Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2009, completed master degree in University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Design Media Arts in 2009, completed bachelor degree of fine arts in University of Auckland, Elam School of Fine Arts in 2007. She mostly do interactive sculptures and paintings. She now lives in LA.