“The Sound of Ice Melting” by Paul Kos (1970)
Photo of the original 1970 installation
The Sound of Ice Melting is a conceptual installation piece that Kos likened to an audio/visual version of the Zen koan “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” I like this piece mostly for the simple materials and the way it forces you to pay attention to something small that generally goes unnoticed. It was the inspiration for a piece I did last year where I made headphones out of ice.