What’s On
Sound Garden
Each musical installation here invites you to explore its distinct sound, material and vibration. These installations have been created with great care, so please treat them gently. A sensitive touch will allow you have a truly memorable auditory experience.
HUMMING STONE
The phenomenon of full body resonance. Hum into the cave and adjust your pitch up and down until you find full resonance. Feel the vibrations through your body.
SINGING STONE
Even stones can vibrate. With wet hands, massage the grooves in the stone to feel and hear the vibrations.
STORM DRUM
The sound of a storm. Attached to a special membrane, the steel spring’s movement transmits low range frequencies which are amplified to create unexpected sounds of elemental power.
MELODY CHIME
A wind chime without wind Listen to the soothing sounds of a wind chime, in which electromechanics plays the role of the wind.
SOUND WAVE
A mallet-based instrument of diverse materials. Gently tap the bars with a mallet to discover different sounds and create your own tune.
SOUND RAILING
A melodic path. Run your hand along the railing and listen to the sound patterns that emerge.
SPINNER CHIME
A vortex of sound
TUBULAR BELLS
The notes of the scale. Tap the tubes gently in succession and hear the progression of notes through the scale
FLOWER GONG
A flower of sound. Tap each petal with a mallet. Play this installation with others for a shared experience of pure tones.
