Max Eastley (born 1 December 1944, Torquay, Devon, England) is a British visual and sound artist.
'The Arc' consists of a single string stretched lengthwise across a long piece of wood (around ten feet) which can be played with a bow, fingers or short glass rods.
Eastley has collaborated with many different artists and musicians on performances, installations and recordings including: David Toop,[2] Brian Eno, Paul Burwell, Victor Gama, Hugh Davies, Steve Beresford, Peter Greenaway, Dave Hunt, David Buckland, Evan Parker,[3] Peter Cusack, Spaceheads.
On 17 May 1989, Eastley was awarded a prize in the 'Learning Spaces Category' of the working in the City European Communities Architectural Ideas Competition (University College Dublin).
Eastley has done a wide variety of installations worldwide, many of which use moving parts (motors, pulleys etc.)