▁in ▁Seattle ▁because ▁it ▁" s ounded ▁like ▁a ▁nice ▁place ▁to ▁live ". ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁worked ▁one ▁month ▁per ▁year ▁fish ing ▁in ▁Al aska ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁In vent ions ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁install ations ▁was ▁a ▁six - story - high ▁micro ton al ▁x y lo phone ▁( that ▁is , ▁one ▁with ▁smaller ▁intervals ▁between ▁achiev able ▁t ones ▁than ▁in ▁conventional ▁Western ▁musical ▁scales ) ▁running ▁through ▁a ▁spir al ▁st air case ▁in ▁an ▁Amsterdam ▁the ater , ▁with ▁computer - dri ven ▁mel od ies ▁ri pping ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁it . ▁Another ▁piece ▁was ▁a ▁water ▁f ount ain ▁installation ▁in ▁which ▁dro ps ▁of ▁water , ▁tim ed ▁in ▁complex ▁rh yth mic ▁fug ues , ▁dri pped ▁into ▁glass ▁re cept acles . ▁Several ▁of ▁his ▁pieces ▁since ▁that ▁time ▁have ▁made ▁similar ▁use ▁of ▁falling ▁water . ▁A ▁dance ▁piece ▁used ▁the ▁d anc ers ' ▁bodies ▁to ▁make ▁music , ▁with ▁small ▁bell ows ▁in ▁the ▁d anc ers ' ▁sho es ▁that ▁played ▁du ck ▁calls , ▁air ▁blow ers ▁triggered ▁by ▁sac s ▁under ▁their ▁ar mp its , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Tr imp in ▁has ▁invent ed ▁a ▁gam el an ▁whose ▁iron ▁b ells ▁are ▁susp ended ▁in ▁air ▁by ▁electronic ▁magnet s ; ▁a ▁photo ▁sensor ▁prevents ▁them ▁from ▁rising ▁past ▁a ▁certain ▁point , ▁and ▁since ▁they ▁don ' t ▁touch ▁anything