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www.aeolus.org.uk
Aeolus was the Greek God of the four winds
Aeolus is a giant stringed musical instrument, an acoustic and
optical pavilion
designed to make audible the silent shifting patterns of the
wind and to visually
amplify the ever changing sky.
http://www.aeolus.org.uk/
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Aeolus is a giant aeolian harp, designed to resonate and sing
with the wind without any electrical power or amplification.
Vibrations in strings attached to
some of the tubes are transferred through skins covering the
tops, and projected down through the tubes towards the viewer
standing beneath the arch.
Reflecting the Landscape of light
Beneath the arch a viewer can look out through a field of 310
internally polished
stainless steel tubes simultaneously, each of which draws the
landscape of light through the structure whilst humming at a series
of low frequencies. These light pipes act to frame, invert and
magnify the landscape around the pavilion
enabling the viewer to contemplate an ever changing landscape of
light. As the clouds and sun move across the sky throughout the
day, the visual experience
for the public will dramatically alter minute by minute, hour by
hour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolian_harp
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"My wife and I visited the Aeolus at Eden, just had to say this
is usually
not my thing but I was in awe of this amazing piece of
engineering and the sounds were just beautiful truly
inspirational." Visitor
At the Eden Project 2011
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The listening posts are arranged in a circle around the artwork
creating an overall
diameter of 36m.
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At Lyme Park, Cheshire 2011.
An investigation into acoustics, wind, architecture and light,
Aeolus was inspired
by Luke Jerram's research trip to Iran in 2007 where he explored
the mosques of Isfahan and interviewed a Qanat desert well digger
about his life. The well digger spoke of the wells singing in the
wind which led Jerram to investigate the
acoustics of architecture and create this new work.
http://beautifulmosques.com/?p=702http://beautifulmosques.com/?p=702http://www.livius.org/q/qanat/qanat.html
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Mock up of the artwork on water
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At MediaCityUK,Salford 2011
There was no room for the listening posts that surround the
sculpture so we attached the
strings to nearby trees and lamposts
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Day to Night
The artwork can be lit at night. Optional.
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Emma Ridgway, Senior Curator, Royal Society for the Arts,
London. “Building on Jerram’s exploration of human perception
Aeolus promises to do
what art does best, which is to re-sensitise us to life by
amplifying elements of everyday experience. Aeolus brings together
contemporary engineering and art to address our relationship to the
natural environment, making it a timely and
worthwhile new work.”
Maggie Bolt. Director of Public Art South West.
"I was bowled over by Aeolus – it was mesmerising – a truly
beautiful and calming piece – fantastic project – thank you for the
experience."
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Practical information
Designed by ARUP to British engineering standards the artwork is
made of 316
stainless steel and weighs 10tons. The arch is 9m long and 3m
wide. At its
highest point it is 6m tall. The listening posts are arranged in
a circle around the
artwork creating an overall diameter of 35m. Without listening
posts the artwork
takes up a much smaller space.
Installation takes 4 days with Luke Jerram’s experienced install
crew.
www.aeolus.or.uk contains films and more information about the
artwork.
http://www.aeolus.or.uk/
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Background on the Artist Luke Jerram
Luke Jerram’s practice involves the creation of sculptures,
installations, live arts projects. Since his professional career as
an artist began in Luke has created a
number of extraordinary art projects which have excited and
inspired people around the globe. His celebrated street pianos
installation 'Play Me, I'm Yours' is
currently touring and being shown in different cities around the
world. Launched by Mayor Bloomberg in NYC, the installation was
described by the press as the latest major artwork in the city,
since The Gates by Christo and Jeanne-Claud
and The Waterfalls by Olafur Eliasson.
Commissioned for the London Olympics and LIFT in 2011, Jerram’s
hot air balloon artwork, The Sky Orchestra were commissioned by
Mayor of London to
celebrate 1year to go before the Olympics
Jerram's Glass Microbiology sculptures are in Museum collections
around the world. In 2010 he was awarded The Rakow Award for this
work and a fellowship
at the Museum of Glass, Washington. In 2009 his sculptures were
presented at Mori Museum, Tokyo along with work by Damien Hirst,
Warhol and Leonardo da Vinci. His work is currently on show at the
MAD (Museum of Art and
Design),NYC.
www.lukejerram.com
http://www.lukejerram.com/sculpturehttp://www.lukejerram.com/installationshttp://www.lukejerram.com/live_arthttp://www.lukejerram.com/live_arthttp://www.lukejerram.com/projects/play_me_im_yourshttp://www.skyorchestra.co.uk/http://www.lukejerram.com/glass../AppData/Local/Temp/www.lukejerram.com
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Press Coverage of Aeolus 2011-2012
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Discovery Channel Canadian TV Watch The Times subscription
needed to see.
BBC TV Persian TV – watch The Guardian read
Discovery News Aeolus in London. read Londist read
London24 read DesignBoom read Ingenia Magazine 2012 The
Telegraph Aeolus at Eden Project view Daily Mail Aeolus at Eden
Project view
PCWorld view Financial Times read The Independent Newspapert
Aeolus at Eden Project
Flybe November issue. In flight Magazine BBC Radio
Manchester
BBC North West Tonight 5th August - Lyme Park Design Week read
The Telegraph Aeolus at Eden Project view
http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/#clip662414http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/sitesearch.do?querystring=aeolus+jerram&p=tto&pf=all&bl=onhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rU-xJWzjDAghttp://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/apr/04/esther-addley-diary-george-galloway?INTCMP=SRCHhttp://news.discovery.com/tech/aeolian-harp-120409.htmlhttp://news.discovery.com/tech/aeolian-harp-120409.htmlhttp://londonist.com/2012/03/aeolus-sculpture-opens-at-canary-wharf.phphttp://www.london24.com/entertainment/arts/sculpture_sings_in_the_wind_in_canary_wharf_1_1332464http://www.london24.com/entertainment/arts/sculpture_sings_in_the_wind_in_canary_wharf_1_1332464http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/20124/luke-jerram-aeolus-wind-sound-sculpture-at-canary-wharf-london.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8779808/Step-inside-the-giant-wind-sculpture-Aeolus.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2040380/Singing-wind-Giant-10-tonne-Aeolian-harp-brings-music-Eden-Project.html?ITO=1490http://www.pcworld.com/article/243416/combining_technology_science_and_art_with_luke_jerram.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/00908646-e364-11e0-8f47-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1Z2sUg1s5http://www.designweek.co.uk/news/news-in-pictures/news-in-pictures/3029096.articlehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/gardening/eden-project/8779808/Step-inside-the-giant-wind-sculpture-Aeolus.html
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More International Press Coverage about Jerram’s other
artworks
LA Times Play Me, I'm Yours in LA. read New York Times Glass
Microbiology at Museum of Art and Design, NYC. Broadway World Play
Me, I'm Yours in LA. read
KTLA. Play Me, I'm Yours in LA. Watch ABC News. Play Me, I'm
Yours in LA. Watch
Discovery News Aeolus in London. read The Guardian Aeolus in
London. read Prima Hora Puerto Rico. Play Me, I'm Yours in San Juan
read
London24 Aeolus in Canary Wharf, London read The Telegraph Sky
Orchestra over London read
Independent Picture of the Day. Sky Orchestra over London read
BBC1 (London and Points West news) Sky Orchestra over London Watch
ICON Magazine May2011. pg.3 Glasswork read
Guardian Sky Orchestra over London Watch Telegraaf Netherlands
Play Me, I'm Yours in Tilburg read
Delfi Cultura Latvian Culture Show. Plant Orchestra in Riga.
read DutchNews Play Me, I'm Yours in Tilburg watch China Daily Sky
Orchestra over London read
National Post photos of the Day view Wired Magazine Sky
Orchestra over London read
London24 Sky Orchestra over London read The Metro Sky Orchestra
over London read
KVUE, Austin Tx Play Me I'm yours Watch Adelaide Now Play Me I'm
yours watch ABC Radio Australia. Play Me I'm yours. Listen
The Observer UK. Pg5. Portrait Projecting Ring.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-et-pianos-20120412,0,1993458.storyhttp://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-et-pianos-20120412,0,1993458.storyhttp://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/15/breaking-the-mold-glasstress-at-the-museum-of-arts-and-design/http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Luke-Jerrams-PLAY-ME-IM-YOURS-Opens-412-20120327http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Luke-Jerrams-PLAY-ME-IM-YOURS-Opens-412-20120327http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-piano-music-art-project,0,2541395.storyhttp://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-piano-music-art-project,0,2541395.storyhttp://abclocal.go.com/kabc/video?id=8619228http://news.discovery.com/tech/aeolian-harp-120409.htmlhttp://news.discovery.com/tech/aeolian-harp-120409.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/apr/04/esther-addley-diary-george-galloway?INTCMP=SRCHhttp://www.primerahora.com/35pianosparatocarlibremente-614655.htmlhttp://www.london24.com/entertainment/arts/sculpture_sings_in_the_wind_in_canary_wharf_1_1332464http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/8659420/Pictures-of-the-day-25-July-2011.html?image=28http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/picture-of-the-day-up-up-and-away-for-2012-2325954.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/picture-of-the-day-up-up-and-away-for-2012-2325954.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14281074http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/picture-of-the-day-up-up-and-away-for-2012-2325954.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/picture-of-the-day-up-up-and-away-for-2012-2325954.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/picture-of-the-day-up-up-and-away-for-2012-2325954.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/picture-of-the-day-up-up-and-away-for-2012-2325954.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/picture-of-the-day-up-up-and-away-for-2012-2325954.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/picture-of-the-day-up-up-and-away-for-2012-2325954.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/picture-of-the-day-up-up-and-away-for-2012-2325954.htmlhttp://www.telegraaf.nl/reiskrant/10536750/__Piano_s_door_heel_Tilburg__.html?tl=mostread-Reiskranthttp://kultura.delfi.lv/news/culturenvironment/balta-nakts-papildina-programmu-ar-instalacijam-helicentrisks-un-augu-orkestris.d?id=40498573http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2011/09/play_me_im_yours_101_pianos_in.phphttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2011-07/26/content_12980541.htmhttp://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/25/photos-of-the-day-july-25-2011/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-07/25/sky-orchestrahttp://www.london24.com/entertainment/music/musical_hot_air_balloons_for_london_2012_olympics_countdown_1_974263http://www.london24.com/entertainment/music/musical_hot_air_balloons_for_london_2012_olympics_countdown_1_974263http://www.london24.com/entertainment/music/musical_hot_air_balloons_for_london_2012_olympics_countdown_1_974263http://www.metro.co.uk/news/870379-london-2012-countdown-begins-with-hot-air-balloon-orchestrahttp://www.kvue.com/news/Street-pianos-118889154.htmlhttp://video.adelaidenow.com.au/1851112502/Play-me-Im-yourshttp://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2011/03/23/3171205.htm?site=adelaide
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Mayor Bloomberg launching Jerram’s artwork Play Me, I’m Yours in
NYC 2010.
2010
The Observer Glass sculptures read BBC Radio4 Play Me,I'm Yours.
Listen
BBC1 - Points West News Glass sculptures Watch Sky News Play
Me,I'm Yours NYC See Daily Telegraph My RSC Gallery Read
Wired Magazine Portrait Projecting Ring Read NY Times Play
Me,I'm Yours NYC Read
Wall Street Journal Play Me,I'm Yours NYC Read ITN Play Me,I'm
Yours NYC Watch Independent on Sunday Play Me,I'm Yours NYC
read
CNN Play Me,I'm Yours NYC Watch NY Post Watch
NY Times Infectious Beauty Heller Gallery read Bloomberg
Infectious Beauty Heller Gallery read
Discovery Channel News Infectious Beauty Heller Gallery read ABC
News "Person of the week" Watch ABC News Play Me,I'm Yours NYC
Vanity Fair Magazine Play Me,I'm Yours NY read Nature Journal -
Structure & Molecular Biology. Glass sculptures read
NY1 TV ´Play Me, I´m Yours´ in NYC Watch El Pais ´Play Me, I´m
Yours´ in Barcelona read TV3 ´Play Me, I´m Yours´ in Barcelona
Watch
Deutsche Welle Play Me, I´m Yours´Watch LA Times Magazine. The
Style List. Glass sculptures read
Popular Science Magazine. Glass sculptures read
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http://news.discovery.com/human/infectious-disease-swine-flu-jerram.htmlhttp://news.discovery.com/human/infectious-disease-swine-flu-jerram.html
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The Times Nature Journal
The Independent on Sunday Le Temps, France
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The Guardian