"Ensemble," an installation at ArtOmi
Ensemble, a multi-sensorial outdoor installation by Hana Kassem BArch 95, is on view at ArtOmi (Ghent, NY) from June 4, 2023 to August 31, 2024.
A collaboration with sound-artist Spencer Topel, Ensemble is an immersive art experience that explores the spatial and acoustic resonance of our surrounding environment. Here the installation itself is a space-defining instrument, featuring a series of 17 “reeds” constructed of hollow steel pipes of varying heights. As visitors engage with and move around the field of reeds, their gentle movement activates sound-triggering elements which resonate through the chambers of the pipes. They range in tone quality and volume based on the reed’s height and positioning to create a collective soundscape and a constantly shifting environment. The reeds represent the color of the sky at different times of day and along the seasons—at times standing out against the expansive sky, at other times disappearing into the blue. Ever-changing, both acoustically and visually, Ensemble is never experienced in the same manner twice.
As the curator and project manager at ArtOmi, Nicole Hayes 97 CR also worked to bring this installation to the public.
