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Friday, July 25, 2008 --- 41 days ago http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/3484/playing-the-building-by-david-
 playing the building by david byrne the battery maritime building 10 south street, new york city 31 may 24 august, 2008 artist david byrne may be best known for his music with the band talking heads and as a solo artist, however his latest musical project is something completely different. playing the building is an interactive sound installation created by byrne and installed in the battery maritime museum in new york. a small organ sits in the massive building, with wires spawning from the rear. touching the keys will not play the according note but rather play part of the building. the wires are sending signals to a variety of mechanisms, which vibrate columns, radiators or beams in the building. the effect is a keyboard, which plays the building, which has effectively been transformed into an instrument. related designboom interview with david byrne flickr photo via pincponic flickr photo via salim virji flickr photo via pepper watkins flickr photo via s o d a p o p boing boing tv playing the building ... |
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