Limited edition of 21 copies, initialed and numbered by the artist.

"[E]xplores the concepts of time and space by constructing an accurately scaled 3D computer model of a section of the sky, created by the artist with CAD software and creating a musical composition using astronomical data. Using data obtained online from www.skybeautiful.com, a very small area of the celestial sphere was defined ... This area, about six-tenths of one percent of the observable sky, contains the constellation Orion. Ninety stars, down to magnitude 6, were used in the 3D computer model which is illustrated in two ways: as a view from Earth as well as a 3D view from space. An additional 134 magnitude 6 stars were added to the 90 to make the transparent maps in the front of the book as well as the musical composition. These 224 stars are representative of what could possibly be seen in this sector of the sky, without optical aid, on a very dark night away from light pollution ... The star positions in the view from Earth illustration, with the familiar borders of Orion the Hunter, are transformed in the three dimensional image ... The musical journey uses pitch and the position between the left and right stereo channels to determine a star's location ... A star's distance is expressed by the duration of time from the start of the composition, and its brightness is determined by the loudness and duration of the note representing the star. As the journey progresses, the tempo of the composition accelerates each 100 light years until we reach 3000 light years at the end of the composition. The written score describes each star in musical notation"--Artist's website, viewed on August 25, 2015.

"[Five] letterpress printed maps on Mylar Digital prints with original music composition on CD"--Artist's website, viewed on August 25, 2015.

Codex binding with two fold-out pages and an audio disc in an envelope attached to page three of cover. Letterpress and digital printing on Classic Epic Black Linen cover stock Neenah Paper and polyester film. Polymer plate and hand-set type, digital reproductions of text, music and CAD drawings.

A companion video to be viewed while listening to the music composition available on publisher's website.

UW Libraries has limited edition copy 12/21. This copy has an artist-made portfolio holding the DVD video inside the book.

Astronomy > Songs and music.

Artists' books > United States > Specimens.

Orion (Constellation) > Maps.

Orion (Constellation) > Songs and music.

Deep space > Orion (Constellation)

Songs and music.

Artists' books - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - 2013.

Celestial charts.

Scores.

Music.

Short films.

Celestial charts.

Maps.

Music.

Scores.

Short films.

Specimens.