Echoes of a Dying Sea

Echoes of a Dying Sea is an instrument disguised as a fish. You walk up, talk into its mouth, and the Salton Sea sends something back. Not symbolism. Your voice goes to an underwater speaker, crosses a stretch of water, hits a hydrophone, and returns as smear, echo, and reverb shaped by salt and distance. 

You shout into a fish and hear what the sea does to you.

The fish is cut from steel plate on a CNC plasma table, welded into a faceted body, then painted, abused, and rusted until it feels like it’s always lived here. Seams are left open so internal light leaks out, a hint that there is wiring and audio gear stuffed in the ribcage. 

It will debut on the shore of the Salton Sea for Bombay Beach Biennale 2026, taking voices, instruments, and noise and running them through water. If you want to plug sound into the sea or help finish the hardware, say so at art@deldiosglasshouse.com.