In his Musices poeticae praeceptiones of 1613, Johannes Nucius defined a fugue as the frequent and definite recurrence of the same theme in various parts which follow each other in spaced intervals. RIVER FUGUES is a series of individually unique site-specific installations which utilize this musical structure of a fugue to weave together video and audio components into sit-specific installations which explore the interdependency of people, industry and rivers in post-industrial cities. All River Fugues entail regional research, recording images and narratives with video and audio which are later edited into fugues and integrated into installations.

RIVER FUGUES is an ongoing project exploring the vital and increasingly politicized role of water in our world today. The harnessing of a river’s water power for the development of industry and commerce uncomfortably links the idealized rural landscape with urban industry and technology. Dreams of prosperity become mixed with disillusionment as terms are redefined and both river waters and climate are compromised.

MEDIA:
24 inch diameter spiral steel pipe and fittings
24 inch diameter poly-plastic pipe, video projectors, DVD players, audio speakers, plexi glass video screen.
Two rear-projected video loops - 5 minutes each
Steel mills loop rear projected in 24 inch diameter steel pipe.
River video projected along 8-foot length of translucent pipe.
DIMENSIONS:
Installation dimensions: 9 ft. H x 56 ft. L x 25 ft. W