After making a pattern of lids last week, I had cemented an image of a sort -of chandelier of repeated circles. Prof. Hertzberg and I have been preparing for an educational demo of flow visualization for the Expanding Your Horizons event, tailored to creative preteens. This will be the second time that I put on the Oobleck and Speaker demo. We will use an industry-standard shaker table for the final demonstration, but it got me thinking about if I have old speaker cones that I could put to good use. Given the aesthetic (patterns of circles) and the material (speaker cones), perhaps I could mimick the aesthetic of a conglomeration of speaker cones?
Divided By Night Album Cover
by The Crystal Method, my original inspiration
macchu picchu after dark by William Cordova, image courtesy of Seattle Art Museum
My mom had one from an antique radio/jukebox, but I knew I could collect more. I searched thrift stores like Longmont’s ReSource and found a few speakers. I even contacted Best Buy’s in-car audio installation expert. He said they take old speakers to a recycle/disposal service, but gave me the contact of an independent audio installation expert named Mike at the “Safe and Sound” auto shop. This was quite a pleasant surprise, as Mike shared his passion for the Aesthetics of Design in cars. He showed me his custom vinyl in-lays and explained techniques for custom audio wiring. Lastly, he gave me a couple speakers to use in my project. Stay “Tuned” for further updates on my Upcycle project!
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