Sculptor Jean Shin is known for her usage of common items (Lottery tickets, pill bottles, worn out shoes, computer keyboard keys) to construct her installations. In this whimsical piece, she has melted 78 rpm records into the shape of a wave. In addition to the visual pun, the resulting sculpture is a comment on the wave-like nature of audio technologies, the 78 was swept away by the 33 rpm mono records which were swept away by 33 rpm stereo records, which were supplanted by tapes, which gave way to CDs, which are now passe’ thanks to the ipod.
Here is a an interview with Shin discussing a piece she created for the Smithsonian Art Museum in 2009…
The Painted Note Gallery 