Nick Cave is an artist based out of Chicago. He creates these “Sound Suits” moving sculptures. These suits are made of various materials, everything from buttons to twigs to metal toys. The concept of this type of moving art piece is really fascinating to me.  Cave said that the first suit was inspired by the L.A. Riots in the 90s. He states that the idea was to create this ‘suite of armor’ from the rest of the world. He never plans out his suits when he makes them. He just seems to go with the flow. He goes to flea markets and antique shops and just roams around looking for items that call to him. He states that during these trips, he can plan out entire pieces in his mind, just by finding one piece and looking for others to go along the piece. I really like how Cave is just a ‘go with the flow’ kind of artist. He seems to get this one idea in his mind and just goes with it. He makes the idea come to life and tries to honor those who help influence those ideas. He says that the sound suites are all about honoring and celebrating different things. I understand a little about making art to honor someone or something that has helped you become who you are today, and this method of creating not only art that moves but also makes sounds, music almost, is something that blows my mind. I had never really thought about making art and sound in a way that can move and that can take on a life of its own with having live performers.