crate59 is an artist-run, not-for-profit, contemporary arts space in cairns cbd. with artist studios, gallery space, billy's coffee and the upholstery contemporary arts office, it aims to support young and emerging artists.
Rod Cooper is a Melbourne-based artist who works across the fields of sound, metallurgy, painting and sculpture. Since 1998, he has been transforming traditional instrument designs into new hybrids. Each sculpture features a large range of sounds, incorporating percussion, bowing mechanisms, resonant springs and acoustic noise.