Just as sculpture is capable of transforming the dynamics of a space, music – defined as changes in the sonic environment – also profoundly influences perceptual experience. Seldom do sculpture exhibits and musical performances combine to sharpen aesthetic sense. This project explores two aspects of that interplay: the potential for mutual influence between a sculptor and a composer, and the dynamic and complex responses encouraged by this collaboration of sculpture and sound.
 Michele Russman’s whimsical wire sculptures possess a transparency, a subtle kineticism, and a soft organic richness that suggest and invite a range of complementary sounds. Mark Nelson has created a set of compositions which, when played in different combinations through speakers placed around the exhibition, illuminate specific facets of Russman’s work. These compositions also give the illusion of imparting dynamic energy to the work, consequently enriching the viewer’s experience of both the sculptures and the space they inhabit.
 Some of the musical passages unfold in a supple, almost playful, manner; others are spare, open, and fragile. Some focus on subtle, gradually evolving changes in texture, while others, in their stark repetitiveness, invite meditation. Through their intersection and interplay, these sound textures enhance the sculptures’ capacity to intensify and hone the observers’ awareness of their surroundings. The near-transparent wire sculptures invite one to look through them, to engage the entire visual environment, and value the space as an integrated whole. Nelson’s music similarly invites a “hearing through,” an attending to all sounds as part of a subtly integrated, metamorphosing fabric. The resulting interplay promotes surprise and discovery, and creates a stillness wherein to look and listen anew.
 The song lines project aspires to enhance the potential of a space to stimulate aesthetic discovery. The artists are interested in advancing such discovery, as well as sparking discourse about it. Individual experiences will evolve dynamically on both a moment-to-moment and a day-to-day basis. One observer may glean a range of perceptual insights by scrutinizing a single piece of sculpture from a single vantage point; another visitor wandering through the exhibition may experience subtly evolving sonic counterparts to and extensions of the displayed sculpture.