Looking Outwards – 04

The piece I picked is Radio Rocks by Dove Bradshaw. These pieces consist of conical sculptures of different types of rocks- Wissahickon schist, Pocono sandstone, and a basalt mixture. These sculptures were created in this shape to emmulate ancient cairns that used to be used as Neolithic astronomical markers and functioned as antennas.

Within these conical sculptures, Bradshaw placed three radios each that received waves from different frequencies. Local, world band short wave, and outer space. These radios received these frequencies and emitted them at low levels. Dove Bradshaw does a lot of work with stone, salt, and things that evoke themes of nature, the world, and space. This work is a vestige of neolithic creations with themes that intersect with the work that she makes.

link to the artist’s website: http://www.dovebradshaw.com/works/Radio%20Rocks.htm