Spring cleaning time at Here GOES Radiotelescope! Maintenance visit to Wave Farm to prep for the action-packed summer season Including: 1. Exterior sanding / staining, and mowing. THANK YOU Galen and Tom @wavefarm! Not pictured but also featured during visit: An ant colony under the Here GOES electronics case, birdsong, bunnies, … [Read more...]
Space Weather Instrument Ensemble
Space Weather Instrument Ensemble, 2022. multi-channel sound installation. Instruments on the NOAA weather satellite GOES-16 monitor the Sun’s energy as it touches the spacecraft. Space Weather Instrument Ensemble [SWIE] is comprised of replicas of a suite of these energy-monitoring satellite instruments, and the suite plays the data collected by the original instruments as … [Read more...]
Upcoming Event
Open Rehearsal – Spring Equinox Space Weather Instrument Ensemble Socrates Sculpture Park 32-01 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY 11106 20 March 2022, 11:00 am to dusk You’re invited to meet Heidi Neilson’s new sound-sculpture work, Space Weather Instrument Ensemble, and celebrate the energy of the Sun on the first day of spring. Instruments on the NOAA weather … [Read more...]
Here GOES Radiotelescope
Here GOES Radiotelescope, 2020. Heidi Neilson & Harry Dove-Robinson. Satellite dish with sculptural seating, electronics, software. On long-term view at Wave Farm, Acra NY. Here GOES Radiotelescope is an artist-run DIY ground station receiving the satellite GOES-16's faint, data-dense GRB transmission, and is one of only about 10 independent civilian stations to do so. … [Read more...]
Moon Arrow
Moon Arrow is a sculptural arrow which continually points at the moon. It is installed temporarily on shorelines and other public locations around New York City and filmed in time lapse to reveal the motion of the arrow alongside the motion of tides and people. Moon Arrow, 2018. ~ 3 ft x 3 ft x 6 ft, electronics (raspberry pi, arduino, servos), mixed materials. Designed for … [Read more...]