Listen to "Fault Whisper" at Fault Line Park, San Diego, California

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The "Fault Whisper" is an interacive sculpture at Fault Line Park by Po Shu Wang and Louise Bertelsen, is part of the city's public art collection. The artwork monitors the activities of the Rose Canyon fault line which is just 14 feet below. The fault run between the two spheres. Eavesdrop on the Earth at Fault Line Park. This remote eavesdropping function is part of the interactive public art installation titled Fault Whisper located at Fault Line Park. A shallow fault rupture of the Rose Canyon Fault System runs diagonally across the park, and is marked by two stainless steel spheres standing on opposite sides of the fault. The west sphere is equipped with a viewfinder, through which visitors can see the east sphere being exactly at the center of view at the time of installation in 2015. Any future fault movement will create an offset along the sightline, and will be noticeable to viewers. An accelerometer installed below the spheres deep into the fault rupture monitors the Earth's movements in real time. Its movement direction and amplitude data stream is processed into musical notes that are gently broadcast from the west sphere viewfinder. Anyone from around the world can click the sound icon above to eavesdrop on the Earth, at the rupture; thereby creating a remote intimacy that connects the local fault line with the global tectonic reality. You can find more information, images, and technical specification at: www.livinglenses.com

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