Public Art Installation …”The Swings: An Exercise in Musical Cooperation”
Image courtesy of Palm Beach Magazine.
The West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority explained that the public installation of “The Swings: An Exercise in Musical Cooperation” will be the first stop on the East Coast installations tour of the United States. The public swing installation is located on the 500 block of Clematis Street (between Quadrille Boulevard and Rosemary Avenue), West Palm Beach. It is “an interactive display, which essentially acts as a giant musical instrument.”
The concept was created by the French Canadian design group Daily tous les jours. Originally referred to as “21 Swings” in Montreal, Canada. The public installation in Montreal averaged 8,500 times per day in four years.
Each swing has a prerecorded note from instruments such as the harp, piano, and guitar. When someone swings, the motion triggers a different note. The higher one swings, the higher the note! When the swings work together, melodies and harmonies begin, creating beautiful music. Look at the swings live in motion here, scroll to bottom of page.
The giant interactive display opened to the Palm Beach County public on February 4, 2016. The swings will operate during the week, Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Weekend hours for Saturday and Sunday will be 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The installation of the swings will be in West Palm Beach until Sunday, March 6, 2016.
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