http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/soundproof/energy-grids/6463052
Presented by Miyuki Jokiranta, Energy Grids for Nadio National’s Soundproof explores Chris Abrahams and Sherre DeLys’ pilgrimage to American land art sculpture Walter De Maria.
The sculpture spans out across the New Mexico Desert consisting of 400 stainless steel poles installed in a grid pattern, each cell measuring one mile by one kilometre. The music score in this piece is intended to geometrically imitate Walter De Maria’s grid, the sonic interludes frame many of the visual explanations, like the colour of the sky, the light reflecting from the poles and the setting sun.
We enter the scene through a short car ride where much of the conversation is off mic, like we’re eavesdropping. As we stubble out of the vehicle, the pace slows as our narrator meditatively describes the landscape. For something so visual, it captures space nicely.