DUTCH artists are to create a large scale sound installation on an Ayrshire beach as part of Scotland’s Year of Coast and Waters.
The free event will run from July 16 until July 25 and use 24 long throw speakers to amplify a soundscape on a stretch of Irvine Beach looking across to the Isle of Arran.
Created by Dutch duo Strijbos & Van Rijswijk, Signal-on-Sea will use music and text in an attempt to connect visitors with their environment.
Together with Signal-on-Sea, Glasgow-based art house Cryptic will present an immersive sonic light sculpture at Irvine Harbour Arts Centre. Created by visual artist Heather Lander with music by Robert Bentall, Nearer Future is intended to show where technology has taken the world and questions how it will develop.
Cathie Boyd, artistic director of Cryptic said the events were set to be a “cultural highlight”.
“Cryptic is thrilled to present this UK premiere of Dutch duo Strijbos & Van Rijswijk’s stunning Signal-on-Sea at Irvine beach in summer 2021,” she said. “This will be a welcome opportunity for the public to experience one of Scotland’s most beautiful beaches as never before.
“From early afternoon through to sunset, dog walkers, joggers, families and picnickers can take a moment to bask in an epic soundscape of beautiful operatic voices through 24 speakers. Once experienced, never forgotten.”
There is no need to book Signal-on-Sea but enhanced safety measures will be in place.
Nearer Future is also free to attend but capacity will be restricted to allow for social distancing within the Harbour Arts Centre and all visitors will be required to book a dedicated timeslot at www.cryptic.org.uk/nearer-future
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