Working Drawings
Some are documents made in the process of building a sound work, others
are descriptions of a sound work's processes or techniques. Those marked
with an asterisk are published in Max Neuhaus: Sound Works, vol. II
(Ostfildern: Cantz, 1994).
1.* p 15
Sound Paths, Radio Net, 1978
Cibachrome print and paint, 68 x 101 cm
2.* p 17
Plan of antenna configurations, Drive In Music, Buffalo, 1981
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 56 x 75 cm
3.* p 19
Drawing #1, Ventilation chamber/subsonic loudspeaker, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1982
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 56 x 90 cm
4.
Mixtures of Sound Layers in Elevator Shaft, Elevator Project, 1982
Colored ink on paper, 100 x 61 cm
5.
Projection of sculpture court with sound system, Time Piece, Archetype Realization, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1983
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 83 x 151 cm
6.* p 23
Projection of site with sound sources, Fan Music, 1984
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 115 x 95 cm
7.
Speaker installation, Time Piece – Geneva, 1984
Pencil on paper, 36 x 45 cm
8.
Sound Line, 1987
Study #1, Ink and colored pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm
Study #2, Ink and colored pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm
Study #3, Ink and colored pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm
Study #4, Ink and colored pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm
9.* p 29
Untitled, Sound Line, 1987
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm
10.* p 27
Magasin First Try, Sound Line, 1987
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm
11.* p 31
Sound Line, 1988
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 96 x 140 cm
12.
Dispersion of the 11 sound sources at frequency extremes, Sound Line, 1988
Pencil on paper, 57 x 47 cm
13.
First reflections of a source on gallery roof, Sound Line, 1988
Colored pencil on paper, 57 x 47 cm
14.
Passage Position as Time, Paris Metro Project, 1988
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 95 x 124 cm
15.
Re-coloring of Moving Sidewalk Machinery Sounds, Paris Metro Project, 1988
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 95 x 124 cm
16.
Sound Source Network – 200 Channels, Paris Metro Project, 1988
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 95 x 124 cm
17.
Sound area, Time Piece Proposal – Berlin, 1988
Colored pencil on paper, 68 x 70.5 cm
18.* p 33
Sound Source Location Trys, Two 'Identical' Rooms, 1989
Colored pencil on paper, 45 x 43 cm
19a.
Construction of space, panel 1 of 2, Two Sides of the 'Same'Room, 1990
Colored pencil on paper, 53 x 45 cm
19b.* p 35
Construction of space, Wall Mix, panel 2 of 2, Two Sides of the 'Same' Room, 1990
Colored pencil on paper, 33 x 45 cm
20.* p 37
Sound Reflections, Study 3, Infinite Lines From Elusive Sources #2, 1990
Colored pencil on paper, 50 x 45 cm
21.
Generation of endless clickline, Infinite Lines From Elusive Sources #2, 1990
Colored pencil on paper, 45 x 57 cm
22.* p 39
Study #1, Image area vs. source height, Haags Gemeentmuseum, 1990
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 42 x 85 cm
23.* p 41
Study #1, Sound reflections from a roof window source, 1991
Colored pencil on paper, 45 x 65 cm
24.* p 43
Study #2, Center court, ambiguous source, 1991
Colored pencil on paper, 45 x 65 cm
25.* p.45
Study #3, Overlapped source images, 1991
Colored pencil on paper, 45 x 65 cm
26.* p 47
Study #4, Wall image, center floor bounce, 1991
Colored pencil on paper, 45 x 65 cm
27.
Spaced sound bursts at an optimum distance irregardless of speed, Siren Project,
Drawing #1, 1991
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 91 x 110 cm
28.* p 51
Sound burst patterns, Pitch contour, amplitude and tone color over time, Siren Project, Drawing #2, 1991
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 91 x 110 cm
29.
Controlled tone color dispersion and the resulting aural images of the car, Siren Project, Drawing #3, 1991
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 91 x 110 cm
30.* p 49
Aural images of hidden cars, Siren Project, Drawing #4, 1991
Ink and colored pencil on paper, 91 x 110 cm
31.* p 53
Spatial interlock, Three to One, Drawing #4, 1992
Colored pencil on paper, 45 x 84 cm
32.
Harmonic interlock, Three to One, Drawing #5, 1992
Colored pencil on paper, 45 x 84 cm
33.
Entry, Three to One, 1991
Colored pencil on paper, 30 x 26 cm
34.
Path, Three to One, 1991
Colored pencil on paper, 36 x 26 cm
35.
First Source Search, Three to One, 1991
Colored pencil on paper, 75 x 38 cm
36.
Final Source Search, Three to One, 1991
1 of 4, Colored pencil on paper, 24 x 39 cm
2 of 4, Colored pencil on paper, 16 x 34 cm
3 of 4, Colored pencil on paper, 17 x 25 cm
4 of 4A, Colored pencil on paper, 16 x 33 cm
4 of 4B, Colored pencil on paper, 13 x 30 cm
37.
Sound Structure, Three to One, 1991
1 of 5, Colored pencil on paper, 37 x 48 cm
2 of 5, Colored pencil on paper, 19 x 23 cm
3 of 5, Colored pencil on paper, 24 x 30 cm
4 of 5, Colored pencil on paper, 38 x 35 cm
5 of 5, Colored pencil on paper, 38 x 34 cm
38.* p 55
Passage and mix of an outside sound, Three to One, Drawing #6, 1992
Colored pencil on paper, 45 x 84 cm
39.
Top down, Three to One, Drawing #7, 1992
Colored pencil on paper, 67 x 58 cm
40.
Source Search, CAPC Musée d'Art Moderne, Bordeaux, 1993
Study #1, Ink and colored pencil on paper, 28 x 24 cm
Study #2, Ink and colored pencil on paper, 28 x 24 cm
Study #3, Ink and colored pencil on paper, 28 x 62 cm
41.
Proposals for Aural Gardens, Sound spaces formed solely with plants and topography,
Notes on method I-V, 1988–2004
1 of 6, Cover sheet, Pencil on paper, 21 x 29 cm
2 of 6, Aural Gardens, Plants, Sound generation with the movement of air,
Pencil on paper, 21 x 29 cm
3 of 6, Aural Gardens, Plants, Sound generation with the movement of air,
Colored pencil on paper, 21 x 29 cm
4 of 6, Aural Gardens, Topography and Plants, Sound shaping with shading
and absorption, Colored pencil on paper, 21 x 29 cm
5 of 6, Aural Gardens, Topography, Sound shaping with resonance,
Pencil on paper, 21 x 29 cm
6 of 6, Aural Gardens, Topography, Sound relocation with curved surfaces,
Pencil on paper, 21 x 29 cm