anonymous gallery, in collaboration with Times Square Arts, presents a public kinetic sound sculpture from artists David Ellis and Roberto Lange. Conceptualized by Ellis and composed by Lange, the installation will be carefully positioned in the Duffy Square area of Times Square near 46th and Broadway. The sculptures are created from scavenged refuse found on the street: buckets, bottles, trash cans, paper shreds, cardboard boxes are collected and then syncopated using programming and player piano actuators to create percussive, rhythmic beats and tones. Sonic trash bags rattle, buckets bump, cans clank, bottles tink, while cardboard, plastic, paper shreds, aluminum, tin, foam, and wire complete the arrangements.

The installation, as a collection of debris, plays on the public’s perception of trash. The placement, and more importantly the activation in the public arena, creates dialog with unassuming crowds that amass in the middle of New York City.

Similar works by David Ellis and Roberto Lange can be found in permanent collections including The Margulies Collection and most recently, The Saatchi Collection.