Paul Kos (American, b. 1942). Sound of Ice Melting, 1970. Two twenty-five-pound blocks of ice, eight boom microphone stands, eight microphones, mixer, amplifier, two large speakers, and cables. Dimensions variable. Collection of the artist.
Installation view: Museum of Contemporary Art, San Francisco, 1970 / © 1970 Paul Kos
Why does this piece haunt me? I wonder what it sounds like…. Perhaps I will do the spoof of this piece only with glass.
