Ray Lee: Chorus (2014)
Ray Lee was British Composer of the Year for Sonic Art in 2012.
Chorus was a set of around 12 giant metal tripods with spinning arms with speakers that emitted transfixing harmonious sounds across the various locations they were placed at across the Festival: MK Railway Station, The Hub and Fred Roche gardens, shown here with Church of Christ the Cornerstone and a few early evening stars.
Giving a War of the Worlds vibe, this shot was created using a tripod (with some degree of irony) to ensure the light trails created could be resolved without the rest of the image blurring, to create something visual to match the sounds. This is probably only one of a handful of times I’ve not free-shot as usually there’s so much going on it’s not practical to haul it around.
A little like For The Birds, a slightly pre-sunset timing enable some separation of the buildings from the dark blue night sky, something that becomes impossible only a little while later at night.