Jason Geistweidt is a sound artist currently based in Chicago, USA. His output spans a wide range of formats, from compositions for traditional instruments and electro acoustics to multi-channel fixed works, including cross media collaborations in theatre, film, dance, and installation. He received a PhD from the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen's and is an international sound art prize winner.
Geistweidt's piece responds to the continual transformation of the sporting trophy as dates and names were added every few years as well as its static embodiment of particular events and memories etched in metal. Wishing to create a kinetic complement, he has incorporated elements which provide this object with a living context: the working of metal, the pull of the oar through water and the encouragement of the coxswain.
Entitled Stroke, the work incorporates the various 'strokes' encapsulated in the Mulholland Cup: the stroke of the silversmith, the stroke of the oar, the name of the crewman that sets the pace, and the stroke of the clock marking the passage of time.
