ART IS EVERYWHERE
Sound Sculpture “ONKAI”
Location: Honshu Island, Japan
Commissioned by: Art House NOAD & Prof. Dr. Shin Nakagawa
Author: Lukas Kühne
Year of Completion: 2024
Lukas Kühne’s fourth concrete sound sculpture is located on the terraced landscape of old rice fields in Japan. The artwork consists of ten cylinders and offers visitors a captivating play of sound, thanks to its unique shape and the excellent acoustic – reflective qualities of concrete. The piece received a special prize in the “Concrete Building of the Year 2024” competition.
ART IS EVERYWHERE
Art and culture created with devotion makes life more enjoyable. This in turn inspires our own creativity and gives us fresh perspectives on everyday work activities. With this principle in mind, we are pleased to support beautiful, unique, innovative, and devoted cultural and artistic projects.
LUKAS KÜHNE’S SOUND SCULPTURES
German sound artist and sculptor Lukas Kühne has tried to cleverly connect space and sound. The resulting sculptures born from these efforts resonate with the right pitches and harmonies.
Lukas Kühne on our cooperation: „I am as satisfied with the results as one can be! From the very start, I felt that all of the parties took on their responsibilities with joy and dedication. No compromises were made. Many thanks for this!”
Sound sculpture „ORGANUM”
Location: Hailuoto Island, Finland
Client: Hai Art
Author: Lukas Kühne
Year of Completion: 2014
In a vacant part of the island stands the lovely „Organum” or singing sculpture. It consists of three interconnected concrete domes, each of which has certain resonant and acoustic characteristics. A phenomenal place to experience architecture, nature, sound, acoustics, space, and silence.
Sound sculpture „TVISÖNGUR”
Location: Seyðisfjörður, Island
Client and author: Lukas Kühne
Year of completion: 2012
Located on a hillside, this magical sound sculpture consists of five, interconnected concrete domes of different sizes. Each dome resonates as one of the five pitches and is based on tvisöngur, the Icelandic folk music harmony.
Photos: Gudmundur Oddur Magnusson
Sound sculpture „CROMATICO”
Location: Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
Client: SA Tallinn 2011
Author: Lukas Kühne
Year of Completion: 2011
„Cromatico,” winner of the 2011 concrete construction competition, is a sensuous, moving, acoustic sound sculpture. It perfectly illustrates the relationship between sound and space. The 12-chamber configuration corresponds to the chromatic musical scale, which has influenced musical culture from the baroque era to present day.
Rocca al Mare School’s outdoor class „School of Athens”
Idea: Hans Hubert Sams
Design: Emil Urbel and Hans Hubert Sams
Project leader: RaM School development fund
Year of Completion: 2017
“School of Athens,” or an outdoor amphitheater class, is the winner of students’ “Cool Break” competition to find ways to diversify the learning environment. The amphitheater seats over a hundred people, where one can carry out lessons, put on plays, play instruments or hold choir practice.
The author is student Hans Hubert Sams, the school architect Emil Urbel finished the design, and NOBE constructed it.
Concrete Sofas, a Greater-Lasnamäe art project
Authors: Loreida Hein and Kard Männil
Location: Kivila Park and beside the Kumu Art Museum
Year of Completion: 2014
A concrete sofa is comfort poured from concrete – similar to Lasnamäe. Both function, despite the doubts of skeptics. In contrast to life in Lasnamäe, anyone can enjoy the comforts of these couches. The city art event Greater-Lasnamäe brought to Tallinn‘s largest district, Lasnamäe, 11 contemporary pieces that refresh the eyes, garnering the interest of residents in the cityscape.
