Lament

Lament

Lament is a sculptural sound installation created from multiple elements of a single 150 year old beech tree 00744 - Fagus sylvatica that fell in spring 2023. Beech nuts cradle a custom resonator sculpted in glass. Through a small embedded microphone each resonator filters and amplifies a unique frequency in nature, ranging from optimal plant growth to bees swarming.

Mediums

Beech Tree 00744

3d scanning

Glass

Audio

Partners and Exhibitions

Leeds 2023

Yorkshire sculpture park

Beech nuts from beech tree that fell in spring 2023.

Beech nuts from beech tree that fell in spring 2023.

50cm carved beech nut from the wood of the same fallen tree, resonator in glass filtering sound at 220Hz.

50cm carved beech nut from the wood of the same fallen tree, resonator in glass filtering sound at 220Hz.

Series of seven beech nut sculptures exhibited as part of This is a Forest exhibition for Leeds 2023.

Series of seven beech nut sculptures exhibited as part of This is a Forest exhibition for Leeds 2023.

35cm carved beech nut from the wood of the same fallen tree, resonator in glass filtering sound at 80Hz.

35cm carved beech nut from the wood of the same fallen tree, resonator in glass filtering sound at 80Hz.

Lament is a sculptural sound installation created from multiple elements of a single 150 year old beech tree 00744 - Fagus sylvatica that fell in spring 2023 after becoming infected with Meripilus giganteus, a fungus that causes white rot and decay of the lateral roots. 
Individual beech nuts were collected from this tree, scanned and carved to create large scale replicas from wood salvaged from the tree. Using 3D scanning and CNC milling the sculptures are intricately precise and are up to half a metre in diameter.
The beech nuts cradle a custom resonator sculpted in glass. Through a small embedded microphone each resonator filters and amplifies a unique frequency in nature, ranging from optimal plant growth to bees swarming.