Storms, gales and blizzards are extremes when the vulnerability of human life is confronted with the awesomeness of nature.
And the Winds Kept Roaring Through the Night / 2011 / Reed, wood, data / 24" x 18" x 20” / This piece translates wind data from St. John's, Sable Island and Gloucester during the fateful night of Oct 28, 1991 when the fishing vessel Andrea Gail sank during the Perfect Storm.
Retiring Bob / 2013 / Wood, data, paper / 60”x60” / When hurricanes created too much damage and loss of life, their names are retired. Hurricane Bob, one of the costliest storms, was not one that died easily and remained a trackable system until it had traveled across the Atlantic Ocean until it finally hit shore in Portugal. This piece translates its journey across the ocean to eventual retirement.
In the Shadow of a Giant / 2013 / Reed, paper, data / 32”x32”x25” / The Blizzard of 78 has remained a measurement pole against which all Nor’easter storms are compared to. Every time a bad one hits New England, the memories of the Blizzard of 78 are awoken. In 2013, a blizzard that shared many features of the Blizzard of ’78 hit New England. This piece juxtaposes data from both storms.
The Singing Sailors of Sable Island / 2014 / Paper rush, wood, data / 18”x16”x26” / Using buoy and weather data from the Perfect Storm that came through New England in October 1991, this piece tracks the sinking of the Andrea Gail near Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Known as “The Graveyard of the Atlantic”, this small strip of land holds the memory of the last desperate hours of many, many sailors. The song referenced is called “the Ghostly Crew”, an old fishing shanty that tells of ghostly crews that visit ships in peril.
Hurricane Noel VI / 2014 / Reed, rope, data / 24"x18"18" / A smaller version of the 3D musical score of Hurricane Noel.
Katrina’s Track / 2016 / Wood, yarn, paper / 22"x22"x6"
Sandy’s Track / 2016 / Wood, yarn, paper / 22"x22"x6"
The Halloween Grace/ 2015 / Wood, paper, data / 18”x18”x18” / This piece translates data from the Perfect Storm in October 1991, combining Hurricane Grace and the Halloween Storm.