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Playing the Building by David Byrne
August 25, 2009
By Vicky Richardson
The Roundhouse has been host to many musical events, including David Byrne’s first UK gig with Talking Heads in 1976, but today a pump organ sits in the centre of the room. Coloured tubes, looking like veins, are attached to it. Each colour connects to a mechanical device fixed to different parts of the building. When the keys of the organ are pressed, the devices ‘play’ the room like a gigantic musical instrument.
The installation has previously been attached to a factory in Stockholm in 2005 and a disused ferry hall in New York last year. It invites a new way of exploring the built environment.
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