North Sea (Heave, Sway, Surge)

This piece translates the movement of the ocean into sound.

Three motors transpose three axes of movement from a buoy with a gyroscope that was put out to sea. The movement of the waves throughout a single 24-hour day in November 2025 was recorded and then transformed into the linear motion of a plectrum against strings.

There are 534 steel strings divided across three frames, all tuned close to unison to create a dense, monochrome resonance with subtle variations in pitch and timbre. Performing a single day on loop, NORTH SEA becomes a durational piece of music played by the sea itself.