Music inspires recycled art

November 10, 2015

By Evan Henry

 
Music Editor

Photos by Evan Henry |Instructors Natalie Macillaio and Jason Bennett critique the unfinished work of students Lexi Ausseme and David Granberry in B Building;
Photos by Evan Henry | Instructors Natalie Macillaio and Jason Bennett critique the unfinished work of students Lexi Ausseme and David Granberry in B Building;

Each semester, students in Natalie Macellaio’s 3-D design class are given two weeks to design, manufacture and install their own minimalist, foundobject- based art installations.

Macellaio works in conjunction with Jason Bennett, Brookhaven College music and humanities professor. This is the second semester the two have added music to the art project. Six installations have been displayed across Brookhaven’s campus.

Silvia Lopez’s instillation, inspired by “The Giant” by Bad Plus, sits in front of F Building;
Silvia Lopez’s instillation, inspired by “The Giant” by Bad Plus, sits in front of F Building.

The 3-D design students used the elements and principles of art to describe the works of artists from Beethoven to Sigur Rós. Their creations have been installed in crevices and open spaces around campus with consideration to the environment.

To make the projects interactive, the student artists included QR codes printed beside their works with links to the music selected to accompany the viewing. Students were asked to reflect on what they were seeing and hearing. Sierra Sanchez, a student, said that finding, rather than buying, materials for the installations was almost easier. Some students incorporated T-shirt scraps, wire, foreign and domestic newspapers, as well as household items.