Bats send high frequency sound pulses, then listen to the echoes, to determine the size and shape of objects in their environment. This process, echolocation, is common to many life forms, including dolphins and humans. It’s fundamental to artists as they home in on the distance, size, and texture of their chosen subject. Responses come in colors, sounds, sensations of taste and smell; they …
Bats send high frequency sound pulses, then listen to the echoes, to determine the size and shape of objects in their environment. This process, echolocation, is common to many life forms, including dolphins and humans. It’s fundamental to artists as they home in on the distance, size, and texture of their chosen subject. Responses come in colors, sounds, sensations of taste and smell; they arrive from the natural world or the urban landscape. Echolocation is a physiological process, one in which an artist engages all six senses in an effort to identify his/her subject, to find a form that …
