Fort Mason – SEATS

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Sent Forth by ARUP + Jefferson Mack Metal

“A stranded time ship plays centuries of soundscapes revealing histories of the area”.

Sent Forth is conceived as a time-travelling airship which has been collecting audio recordings of San Francisco across the centuries. Recently, the airship has become stuck at Fort Mason Center. As it attempts to revive itself, visitors will hear fragments of collected soundscapes revealing histories of the area, both composed by the malfunctioning ship and influenced by the surrounding environment.

The piece includes a unique ‘Solid-Drive’ sound system which relies on the shape and materiality of the artwork to re-produce a sonic composition written by Shane Myrbeck of Arup’s San Francisco office. Site weather conditions will choreograph changes in light and sound. The design and fabrication of the piece is the work of Jefferson Mack, artist, blacksmith and master metalworker, who collaborated with Arup in development of the piece. Other support for Sent Forth was provided by BBI Engineering, SoundTube, Bruck Lighting, Van Bebber Bros, and Extron.

Arup is a lighting and acoustical consulting company, their team consisted of Josh Cushner, Kurt Graffy, Toby Lewis, Shane Myrbeck and Michael Whiteman.

Mack Metal had a second installation in this exhibit titled “Safe Harbor”.