Roots and Branches - Seattle, WA - Abstract Public Sculptures on Waymarking.com

PHOTOS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MUSEUM! I didn't know this when I took the shot, and nobody said anything to me at the time. So, I'm going to trust you that you visited it. When you log this tell me about your visit, what you thought of the EMP or another part of the Seattle Center complex that you visited.

This sculpture, Roots and Branches is the centerpiece of the exhibit entryway and is loaded with instruments, spiralling upward like a musical tornado! Along with guitars I spotted a french horn, a keyboard, a double bass, cello,.... Computer touch-screens equipped with earphones guide visitors through various musical permutations as live music, provided by the sculpture itself, plays in the background. Numerous customized robotic guitars attached to the sculpture play music on cue. Each customized guitar plays only one string at a time, so six guitars work together to create the sound of one chord - an effective mechanical metaphor for the way that musical styles and traditions have influenced one another throughout time. The Experience Music Project (EMP)is the brainchild of local billionaire, Paul Allen. It houses his enormous collection of music memorabilia and is very fun to visit - especially if you like 60's and early 70's music. The museum building is a sculpture itself, designed by famous architect Frank Gehry and it's both loved and hated in the city for it's wild form. I've placed a picture of it in the gallery. The coordinates given are for EMP's main entrance. Apologies for the dark photo, but it's very dark where the piece is located and I couldn't use a flash in the building.

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