GROUND SOUND | Grond Geluid
In the 18th century, physicist Ernst Chladni scattered sand on a surface and then vibrated it with a bow. As soon as the vibrating surface produced a “fundamental tone”, the sand jumped up and organised itself into a geometric pattern. The invisible fundamental tone became visible in the sand.
In various places around Schiphol, but especially in the north of Hoofddorp, residents are bothered by the noise of aircraft accelerating on the runway at full throttle during take-off. Low-frequency noise is also called “ground noise”.
Ground and sound are opposing concepts; it is mass versus energy, solid versus air, static versus dynamic. It is these kinds of dissimilarities that, when combined, appeal to the imagination.
The “Listening Ear” and the “Chladni pond” are two art objects in the area that explore the phenomena of sound and waves.
- Commissioned by:
- Schiphol Airport, Mainport and Groen.
- In collaboration with:
- H+N+S landscape Architects, TNO and Witteveen en Bos
- Location:
- Buitenschot / Hoofddorp
- Year:
- 2013