Tide

Date
2001
 Artist/Maker
Merilyn Fairskye (b.1950)
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Date
2001
Description
Tide consists of six polished stainless steel cylindrical columns of varying heights ( between 1.2m and 1.86m). Each column emits coloured light through acrylic strips on either side as well as a soft soundscape at predetermined times. The column heights represent the high tide levels on six dates in history, from 4000BC to 28 May 2000. Each date is on the column is inscribed with tidal information. On each day, at the time of the lowest tide for that date, the recurrent chiming of a given note can be heard in each of the columns.
Artist/Maker and Role
Merilyn Fairskye (b.1950) - Artist
Media
Polished steel, acrylic light source, soundscape
Accession number
PA0009

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