Ellen Fullman began developing her Long String Instrument in 1980, after graduating with a BFA in sculpture from Kansas City Art Institute. The instrument comprises two sets of twenty stainless steel and bronze strings suspended horizontally across forty-five feet, attached on one side to a wooden resonator. Enough space is left between the two sets of strings so that Fullman can move up and down the length of the instrument to play it, moderating the volume and pitch of the strings’ vibrations with her hands.
Vibrations of the Pacific