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Estonian Students Build Giant Wooden Megaphones To Listen To The Forest
A group of interior architecture students have built king-size wooden megaphones deep in the woods in Estonia. It is a large scale acoustic installation that amplifies the sounds of the forest.
The installation blends contemporary architectural space and wilderness and is accessible for hikers and nature lovers for free.The objects were placed at such a distance and angle that the sound feed from all the three directions creates a delicate unique sound at the very centre.
The installation can also be used as a sitting and resting area or even as a stage. The author of the idea is an interior architecture student Birgit Õigus. The group was instructed by designers Tõnis Kalve, Ahti Grünberg and architecture office b210.
More info: artun.ee
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TriinM (Post author) 10 years ago
Not yet. There were too many people at the opening, too loud, you need silence to capture the small sounds of the nature. I'm sure it'll get done though! Hope you liked the idea though!
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TriinM (Post author) 10 years ago
Come to Estonia, if possible? ;) We'd love to hear what you'd think of the installation in real life. The thing with recording the sound on spot is that it takes away quite a lot of the emotion, the solitude, the scents, the feel, unfortunately...though for a skilled nature documentary maker, not impossible, probably.
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TriinM (Post author) 10 years ago
Thanks! I agree that the look of it is quite important as well - the shift in scale, and also the way that they look a bit out of place...or out of space. Glad you like the project!
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WuBnesh 10 years ago
the more I look at that amp..the more it resembles death in the forest. like coffins, while the truly living trees look on at the people who STILL have not learned to cherish her...let alone see HER. this isn't hatred to those architects...but they are mislead along an unnatural path of action.
WillWallace 10 years ago
Irony Missed as students support deforestation to get closer to nature
TriinM (Post author) 10 years ago
Thanks! Not sure how well it transmits to video - I think at least that it would be a bit like filming a meditation site, I'm not sure it works without the scent of the forest, the feel of the moss under your boots, and without experiencing the walk to the site through the forests. But there's a few tv crews planning a story, I've heard, so let's keep fingers crossed they manage to capture some of the essence... Happy you like the project!
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TriinM (Post author) 10 years ago
Not yet. There were too many people at the opening, too loud, you need silence to capture the small sounds of the nature. I'm sure it'll get done though! Hope you liked the idea though!
Load More Replies... TriinM (Post author) 10 years ago
Come to Estonia, if possible? ;) We'd love to hear what you'd think of the installation in real life. The thing with recording the sound on spot is that it takes away quite a lot of the emotion, the solitude, the scents, the feel, unfortunately...though for a skilled nature documentary maker, not impossible, probably.
Load More Replies... TriinM (Post author) 10 years ago
Thanks! I agree that the look of it is quite important as well - the shift in scale, and also the way that they look a bit out of place...or out of space. Glad you like the project!
Load More Replies... WuBnesh 10 years ago
the more I look at that amp..the more it resembles death in the forest. like coffins, while the truly living trees look on at the people who STILL have not learned to cherish her...let alone see HER. this isn't hatred to those architects...but they are mislead along an unnatural path of action.
WillWallace 10 years ago
Irony Missed as students support deforestation to get closer to nature
TriinM (Post author) 10 years ago
Thanks! Not sure how well it transmits to video - I think at least that it would be a bit like filming a meditation site, I'm not sure it works without the scent of the forest, the feel of the moss under your boots, and without experiencing the walk to the site through the forests. But there's a few tv crews planning a story, I've heard, so let's keep fingers crossed they manage to capture some of the essence... Happy you like the project!
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