Geraldine Ondrizek

Work In Exhibition

Hydroponic Music

Space, 10' x 20' x 16' aluminum rods, chemistry glass and white willows 6' x 18' x 10'

Artist Statement

Hydroponic Music was an experiment in unnatural growth.

Over the course of the two month exhibition curly willow branches took root and grew in the chemistry glass filled with water. By the end of the exhibition the glass was packed with the roots and almost unable to be removed. The viewers were invited to walk through and observe the growth and changes that took place as each branch grew. The lighting for the piece was three grow lights that I turned on in the morning and off at night.

The structure of this piece and the placement of the chemistry glass were predetermined by a musical score, “Willow Weep” played by Ben Webster on a vibraphone. Each glass vessel hangs off a bar of music. The vessels were hung exactly where each note was placed. The pitch of the note determined the level of each vessel.