"Wave/Traffic Translator"
Fabricated Mahogany, Basswood, Brass and Steel
by

Patrick Zentz

(c) Montana Museum of Art & Culture file photograph

The installation "Wave/Traffic Translator" simulates the sound of wave activity and freeway traffic of the site at which Interstate 90 intersects with the shore of Lake Washington in Seattle. The instrument consists of eight large organ like pipes arranged in a row. Each pipe is fitted with a moveable slide, which when the vertical positio is changed, alters the tone of the pipes. Patrick Zentz is interested in the interaction between art and the environment.

90 x 72 x 100 inches
1994
Purchased with Matching Funds from Miriam Sample