I Wish the Ocean Sounded More Like Patsy Cline, 1998
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Media:
Seashells, altered sound of seashells
A collection of seashells was grouped into pairs. Each pair was then serenaded with a different Patsy Cline song for 48 hours. Each seashell’s partner was then either returned to the shore or used to make sand in The Words To All The Love Songs Start Making Sense When You’ve Gone Away.
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The Words to All the Love Songs Start Making Sense When You’ve Gone Away
Photos, seashells, indigenous rocks, fish bones, crab shells, and various debris
Various seashore items were collected and slowly hand-ground into sand. The sand was returned to the shore, constructed into a sandcastle, and then left to collapse, pulled into the depths of the sea.
About the Work:
Originally conceived and performed in 1998, the piece was reimagined as an installation in 2010.