If you ever find yourself in Zadar, Croatia, pay a visit to The Sea Organ, the experimental musical instrument created by the architect Nikola Bašić. Unveiled in 2005, the organ–made of 35 polyethylene pipes tucked under white marble steps–turns the wind and the waves into a never-ending stream of avant-garde sounds. In 2006, the Sea Organ won the 2006 European Prize for Urban Public Space. Hear it make its music above.
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AMAZING!!!! 😉
Amazing!!
Many years ago on ABC Stereo in Sydney Australia there was a program called “360 Shift” which included a section including an installation of “water whistles”. The action of water caused the various pipes to sound as the water movement forced the air through them. Your video reminded me of that program. I would have liked to hear more of such programs from the ABC bua alas their policies have changed since those days.