Material Witness

Abstract

Alyce is a sound and installation artist with a background in biology and scientific illustration. While racing small sailboats as a child she noticed short strands of cassette tape that sailors often use as wind indicators. She remembers thinking that, if the wind hits the tape just right, she would be able to hear whatever had been recorded onto the tape. Many years later she learned about Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags that are hung in auspicious locations where the wind can ‘activate’ the sounds and carry their blessings around the world. This inspired Alyce to create a fabric woven from actual recorded sound.