Vayu-Vata, 2013
Gabriel Lester
Vayu-Vata, 2013
Wood, nylon strings, metal
150 x 35 x 75 cm
Installation view
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Overview
Vayu-Vata consists of a group of Aeolian harps. The work’s title is made up of two Indo-Iranian words that together mean 'wind and atmosphere' or 'space and time'. Named after Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds, the Aeolian harp is played by wind blowing across its strings.
The Vayu-Vata harps have been placed in wind towers in the courtyards of Sharjah, where they provide a harmonic composition of sounds. Vayu-Vata is part of an ongoing series of artworks by Gabriel Lester that transpose theatrical and cinematic language into architecture, installation, music, film collage, performance and photography.
2013
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 11
Project Images
Vayu-Vata
Gabriel Lester
2013
Wood, nylon strings, metal
150 x 35 x 75 cm
Installation view
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
Vayu-Vata
Gabriel Lester
2013
Wood, nylon strings, metal
150 x 35 x 75 cm
Detail view
Commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation
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