Two pieces of music commissioned to respond to the architecture of V&A Dundee, both inside and outside, have been revealed today (Friday 27 August) in partnership with MSCTY. Japanese composer and percussionist Midori Takada has created a soundtrack to the inside of the museum, inspired by natural materials chosen by Kengo Kuma and focusing on the wooden panels surrounding visitors when they enter V&A Dundee’s main Locke Hall. This is her first commission in Scotland.
Midori Takada plays huge marimbas, creating sound from wood. She is a pioneer of ambient music and met with Kengo Kuma to discuss his architectural vision as part of her musical research. The new composition is a celebration of creative forces joining together, creating an atmosphere to be shared with everyone welcomed into the museum. A new composition by Dundee-based artist and musician She will play in the museum’s archway outside. Based on the sounds of the water around V&A Dundee, with the music reacting to the movement of the pools and the tides, the piece is inspired by the rugged exterior of the museum architecture and its location by the River Tay.
The soundtrack invites and encourages visitors and passers-by to experience V&A Dundee in a completely new way, gently guiding their attention to the natural sonic environments present in the plaza space around the museum. SHHE worked with artists and designers Tommy Perman and Simon Kirby to realise this ever-changing piece of music which interacts with light, weather and movement.
Midori Takada plays huge marimbas, creating sound from wood. She is a pioneer of ambient music and met with Kengo Kuma to discuss his architectural vision as part of her musical research. The new composition is a celebration of creative forces joining together, creating an atmosphere to be shared with everyone welcomed into the museum. A new composition by Dundee-based artist and musician She will play in the museum’s archway outside. Based on the sounds of the water around V&A Dundee, with the music reacting to the movement of the pools and the tides, the piece is inspired by the rugged exterior of the museum architecture and its location by the River Tay.
The soundtrack invites and encourages visitors and passers-by to experience V&A Dundee in a completely new way, gently guiding their attention to the natural sonic environments present in the plaza space around the museum. SHHE worked with artists and designers Tommy Perman and Simon Kirby to realise this ever-changing piece of music which interacts with light, weather and movement.
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