Antler | Antenna | Attunement
2023
A collaborative research-based artwork developed with artist Anne Marie Deacy as part of the Oscillithic Project, and in conjunction with the Artist Laboratory Project—a partnership between Solstice Arts Centre and Devenish Lands at Dowth.
A wild red deer antler, found on-site, is repurposed as an antenna. The small field recorder used to map the space plays back sketches from Dowth through a simple form of shortwave transmission. A small breadboard set, embedded like the quartz found on-site at Dowth, houses a crystal oscillator that, when powered, pulses at approximately 1.54 million times per second. This signal is sent to the antler antenna to propagate through the air. The signal is then picked up by the antenna of a small handheld AM radio and broadcast. This work acknowledges the continued power of quartz in technology, particularly in telecommunications.
Exhibited as part of Holdings group show at Solstice Arts Centre in 2023
Photo credit: Lee Welch
Read more about the project here.