David Byrne, known as the founder of the Talking Heads and for countless art projects has turned a disused factory in Stockholm, Sweden into a mechatronic musical instrument. A wooden pump organ is used to play the building by means of mechanical devices attached to various parts of the structure. There are three types of sounds: wind sounds created by blowing air through electrical conduits; vibration sounds created by motors attached to metal structural elements of the building; and striking sounds created by solenoids and mechanical bell clappers attached to hollow iron columns. The Färgfabriken site has a few more photos and there's also a Billboard article on the installation.


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