Cylindrical glass beads

With discerning, masterful use of color, Claire Kahn visualizes the behavior of sound through pattern and progression. Here, purely with cylindrical glass beads, and with two values, she creates a piece where the eye is taken through a stimulating spectrum that arouses feeling of movement and alteration. A bright, textured plane of white slowly progresses to a dark gray.Acknowledging the piece's carefully tailored pace, the gray tones nearly appear blue in a few instances. If color were a pitch, imagine how the sound would fluctuate in the composition you see before your eyes.

This piece is part of Claire Kahn's mini series, Doppler;exploring the point where opposites attract, the artist contrives one of a kind pieces that visually communicate the natural phenomenas of sound (ie. The Doppler Effect)

45" (114.30cm) length of necklace

0.25" (0.64cm)diameter of necklace

One of a kind