Musical Osprey - Leaving the Nest - Swansea, Wales.
N 51° 35.781 W 003° 59.680
30U E 431103 N 5716613
Sound sculpture of two ospreys, one nesting and the other about to take flight. The Osprey is Swansea's civic emblem, The birds are set overlooking Swansea Beach.
Waymark Code: WMDPF8
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/10/2012
Views: 4
"The work was commissioned to mark the reopening of Blackpill Lido in August 2000. As the work is situated by the play area it was intended that children should be able to make tunes from the birds. They can 'gong' the feathers of the nesting bird and 'bat' the tubes of the bird about to take flight using either flip flops or bats. The osprey is Swansea's civic emblem. The scheme was jointly funded by the Welsh Tourist Board, the European Regional Development Fund and the city and county of Swansea. Urban Strawberry Lunch were formed in 1988 and are based in Liverpool. They make and play all of their own musical instruments, largely from things that people have thrown away. They are also involved with Sound Sculpture projects such as Blackpill Lido, and musical education."
For further information, see :- www.usl.org.uk
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Musical Osprey - Leaving the Nest
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Urban Strawberry Lunch
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1988
Materials used: Galvanized Steel
Location: Blackpill Lido
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