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Aaron Taylor Kuffner | Gamelatron Sanctuary: Suara Sinar (The Sound of Light)


IN THE GARDEN OF SONIC DELIGHTS Exhibition of 2014


June 7th – Nov. 2nd

Opening: June 8th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM |150 N. Water Street, Peekskill, NY 10566


Caramoor in collaboration with HVCCA presents Aaron Taylor Kuffner's Gamelatron Sanctuary:
Suara Sinar (The Sound of Light) which is a part of the IN THE GARDEN OF SONIC DELIGHTS
Exhibition of 2014.


Aaron Taylor Kuffner | Gamelatron Sanctuary: Suara Sinar (The Sound of Light)

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Suara Sinar is a site-specific installation that transforms a vast windowless abandoned warehouse
on the Peekskill, NY waterfront into a sanctuary of light and sound. In the middle of a pitch black
10,000 sq foot space there is an oasis of couches, pillows and rugs. Spiraling out from the oasis in
concentric circles stretching across the entire space are instruments from a Balinese Gamelan
orchestra retrofitted with mechanical mallets mounted in the ceiling trusses. Twenty four bronze
kettle shaped gongs called Reyong and Trompong, 4 hanging gongs ranging in size from 23 to
35 inches in diameter, 4 pairs of 9 inch bronze hand cymbals (Kopyak), and 2 dragon turtles with
eight 4-inch hand cymbals (Ceng-Ceng) robotically play day-long sequences of music
composed specifically to allow the entire warehouse to function as a resonating chamber. With
each sound a pulsation of light bursts from the instrument and fades as the tone diminishes,
briefly illuminating a spot in the vastness. Movements of music become a choreographed
panoramic dance of light.


Suara Sinar is a refuge, it is a universe unto itself, it is an offering, a respite, an escape and a
confrontation.

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Aaron Taylor Kuffner is a conceptual artist, sculptor and composer. His pieces often take the
form of long-term multiyear projects that involve in depth research, collaboration with field
experts and development of specialized skill sets. Each project is uniquely attached to the idea
of providing conceptual tools that further the evolution of consciousness through experiences of
beauty and the sublime. In doing so he reaches far outside of conventions pushing the role of art
to be a form of service to society. (aarontaylorkuffner.com)

914-788-0100   www.hvcca.org


Learn about the Gamelatron Project at http://gamelatron.com

For more information on the entire exhibition visit www.caramoor.org 


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