Classical Convert

Playing the Building

David Byrne put together this installation in which the keys of an organ have been wired to various contraptions which vibrate or whack various parts of the surrounding architecture. This allows budding, masonry-inclined organists to literally — you guessed it — play the building. BoingBoingTV has done a nice little feature in which they discuss the installation with the man himself:

We’ve had this recommended to us a bunch of times now, but haven’t made it there yet. Perhaps this weekend when I’m down in the city visiting g we’ll pop our heads in.