Hingham Artist Brings Sound Boxes to Library

Hingham-based artist and musician Craig Colorusso will bring his sound sculptures called “sun boxes” to the ’s Niles Courtyard next week. 

Each sun box has its own printed circuit board with a recorded guitar note programmed to play continuously in a loop. The box also has an amplifier and a solar panel on top to capture the sun's energy. The entire installation consists of 20 sun boxes, each with a different length- loop of music, so when they all play together they overlap, and the music piece they create is never the same.

According to Colorusso,  together, the notes from the 20 sun boxes create a B-flat chord.

"They're entirely dependent on the sun," Colorusso said in a statement. "When the clouds move over the sun, the whole piece becomes really quiet. And then the brighter the sun gets, the more volume there is."

If the sun is shining on the Library’s courtyard next week, library visitors will be treated to a gentle, all-encompassing musical treat. Colorusso will also be on-hand to speak with visitors about his sun boxes.

Check out the sun boxes August 3-4 from 12 p.m. to 3 pm.

The above release was submitted by the Hingham Public Library.