Particle Waves
Ong Kian-peng / Singapore
Particle Waves is a kinetic sound installation that looks at the basic components of sound in the natural world. The installation consists of twelve mechanical sculptures that hold a clear bowl containing small metallic particles.
Artist's Statement
My work process is tightly integrated with the use of various technologies, from using analogue motors that directly creates sound to digital audio synthesis. I am heavily involved in the technical aspects of my work because it helps me to think and understand more.
My work seeks to bring sound to the foreground, as a reaction towards the role of sound in contemporary cultures, and attempts to combine it with the visual in a sculptural way. My process often explores the physical phenomenon of sound in various ways that employs a multitude of simple mechanisms, resulting in a complex soundscape.