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We fitted each buoy with a custom bell made from decommissioned propane tanks, which were battery-operated & designed to ring at random using windshield-wiper delays.

The random ringing of the bells created a harmonic resonance in the industrial space that sounded like the building itself was talking back.

“It appeared as if the hangar doors parted, a big wave rushed in and left the beached buoys calling out with memories of the Sea.” Anonymous

Close-up detail of the buoy color, texture, and form.

The custom bells were mounted to windshield-wiper delays which made them mysteriously ring at random.

choir buoys 4.jpg

...the existing patinas were beautifully painted by the Sea.

The buoys were back from the Sea for painting, however, ...

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