A "must see" when we go back to the UK this Xmas.This giant Aeolian harp stretches six metres high, weighs 10 tonnes and is set to bring haunting music to the Eden Project in Cornwall.
The sculpture, made of 310 stainless steel tubes, will be ‘singing in the wind’ as part of an exhibition to bring music to the biomes. The harp will be placed high over Eden’s biomes in the wild Chile area, which has views stretching down to the sea. Visitors will be able to walk under the arched sculpture and listen to Aeolus’s music played by the wind while seeing the landscape reflected through its mirror-lined pipes.
When it's windy enough, Aeolus will play a haunting melody and even on a calm day the 2.5m-long tubes will hum at a series of low frequencies which set off intriguing acoustic effects that can be heard below the arch. Mr Jerram collaborated with acoustic specialists from the University of Southampton and the University of Salford to design Aeolus, which explores the science of acoustics, wind, architecture and light.
Aeolian harps originated in ancient Greece and are traditionally stringed instruments placed in a open window to catch the wind. Mr Jerram said: ‘Through the fusion of architecture, art, music and the environment, both Eden and Aeolus aim to inspire people about their world.’ Aeolus is at the Eden project as part of a national tour which began at Lyme Park in Cheshire last month and is scheduled to go on to MediaCityUK in Salford next month.
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