Carrie Bodle

Wavelines (2012)

Wavelines was a video and sound installation for CoCA based on two previous works, Sewing Sonifications (2009) and Waveforms (2010). Both projects used data from ecosystem models along the Washington Coast to create a multimodal experience of art through scientific research. In CoCA’s 4,600 sq. ft. space, a six-channel video installation layered five dimensions of oceanographic data on large semi-transparent textile screens, while a five-channel sonification engaged viewers/ listeners with references to underlying systems of data.

In the adjoining window gallery, Sewing Sonifications was displayed. In Sewing Sonifications sound was translated from data, then visualized and made tactile by the artist stitching the sound waves by a computer-to-embroidery machine interface. A video grid of the sewing process captured the rhythm between fabric and thread.