Musical Railings

Description

This artwork brings delight to one of the most unexpected places. As you climb or descend the stairwell the railings respond to your touch with sound and light. The sounds include music, spoken word and ambient soundscapes. At night the lights glow and shift with each interaction.

The installation stretches five storeys high along the back stairwell of the Bastion Square Parkade. It’s playful, surprising and best explored with a friend. Try touching different railings together to create your own rhythm.

Artists featured in past recordings include Jules Uno, David Parfit, France-based artist CloZee and the City of Victoria’s 6th Poet Laureate, Marie Metaphor Specht.

About the artist
Scott Amos and David Parfit

Scott Amos is an internationally screened award-winning filmmaker and media artist living and working in Victoria, BC. While earning an MFA from UVic’s Department of Writing, his fascination with technology, both current and antiquated, led him from 16mm experimental film, to digital video production, to using electronics and machinery to create interactive sound and light installations and kinetic sculptures. Sometimes likened to a mad scientist, the work he creates is whimsical, thoughtful, and often a little strange.

David Parfit is a composer, sound designer, and software engineer who spends his time composing music for films like The Whale and Two4One, producing albums for artists such as The Carlines and Rachael Cardiello, and designing and coding interactive sound and light installations with Monkey C Interactive. Since earning a Master of Music degree from NYU in 2005, he has been combining visual imagery, sound, and music to create deep emotional connections with viewers and listeners, and has earned a reputation in Victoria’s film and music communities as an artisan of all things audible.

Details
Artwork type
Site Integrated
Medium
Metal, speakers, LED lights, sensors
Dimensions
Stretches about 15 metres (50 feet) high across five storeys
Site
On the back stairwell of the Bastion Square Parkade off Yates Street
Artwork category
Civic Public Art
Community
Victoria
Date unveiled
2016
Location
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