Walking through Soundwalk...

Soundwalk is an annual art event in downtown Long Beach. It's where sound artists gather to amaze and bewilder an unsuspecting public. For many, sound as artistic medium is hard for them to wrap their head around (as if abstract impressionism wasn't strange enough).

A clever site-specific piece...

If you hit him they play a sound...
Some pieces were playful and thought provoking, others were obviously involved in a dialgoue with art crit. and weren't as accessible.

Hmmm...strange but in a good way...

Yes, I concur...
Overall, it was an enjoyable event. There was supposedly a bicycle bell orchestra, which I didn't see or hear. I'm glad that people still came out in strong numbers despite the threat of rain.

Artists place onions in their eyes and cry on instruments...sounds like something I had to do in Catholic school..

A giant music box made of many tiny music boxes! Delightful!

Art you can touch...

There is no spoon....