Burnley Panopticon 'Singing-Ringing Tree' by Tonkin-Liu

Singing Ringing Tree

Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu of Tonkin Liu Architects.

The Singing Ringing Tree is a wind powered sound sculpture resembling a tree set in the landscape of the Pennine mountain range overlooking Burnley, in Lancashire, England.

Completed in 2006, it is part of the series of four sculptures within the Panopticons arts and regeneration project created by the East Lancashire Environmental Arts Network (ELEAN). The project was set up to erect a series of 21st-century landmarks, or Panopticons (structures providing a comprehensive view), across East Lancashire as symbols of the renaissance of the area.

The Singing Ringing Tree is a sound powered sculpture resembling a tree set in the landscape of the Pennine mountain range overlooking Burnley, Lancashire. Designed by architects Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu of Tonkin Liu, the tree is a 3 metre tall construction with comprising pipes of galvanised steel which harness the energy of the wind to produce a slightly discordant and penetrating choral sound covering a range of several octaves.

 

  

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