adam winskill:
The Workshop July 2014
My involvement in in audible is perhaps slightly unusual in that my brief has been to make a cello for a commissioning musician in much the same way as I usually would. The unique thing for me about working on this project has been having observers in the workshop during the process, and the subsequent effects on my working habits. Whilst that has presented some practical challenges, the presence of somebody observing specific aspects of the process, such as the sound or visual aesthetic, has offered new ways for me to consider how I work.
My work is often about proportions and inter-relating shapes, allowing for one another, being defined by one another, homogeneity. I am guided in my carving by what is already there, and ultimately seek to bring the different aspects together as one balanced form.
My ultimate concern is with the shapes I make, but during this project I've found it interesting to observe the relationship between the shape created by each movement of the tool and the corresponding sound. In some respects they are linked intrinsically. The relationship between sound and shape is often at the forefront of my thinking and is equally good as a description of the cello's function. I find it useful to bear in mind the affiliation between the curves of the cello and the curves of sound waves.
An often unconsidered aspect of making a cello is the large amount of shavings produced and their greatly varied aesthetic charms. in audible is bringing attention to the thrown away parts of the making process, and I have taken great pleasure in collecting some of the more interestingly shaped shavings for this project.
My ultimate concern is with the shapes I make, but during this project I've found it interesting to observe the relationship between the shape created by each movement of the tool and the corresponding sound. In some respects they are linked intrinsically. The relationship between sound and shape is often at the forefront of my thinking and is equally good as a description of the cello's function. I find it useful to bear in mind the affiliation between the curves of the cello and the curves of sound waves.
An often unconsidered aspect of making a cello is the large amount of shavings produced and their greatly varied aesthetic charms. in audible is bringing attention to the thrown away parts of the making process, and I have taken great pleasure in collecting some of the more interestingly shaped shavings for this project.
top image: documentation, Leona Jones
bottom image: video still, Jeff Chapman