Cutting Edge Sibelius Monument
by Clare Bambers
Title
Cutting Edge Sibelius Monument
Artist
Clare Bambers
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
One of my favourite images taken in Helsinki, Finland. It is of a macro detail of the Sibelius Monument.
The monument is a sculpture by Finnish artist Eila Hiltunen titled Passio Musicae[1] and unveiled on September 7, 1967. Originally it sparked a lively debate about the merits and flaws of abstract art, for which reason an effigy of Sibelius was included in the work. It consists of series of more than 600 hollow steel pipes welded together in a wave-like pattern. Many Canadians often visit this monument and refer to it in the short form of sibs. The purpose of the artist was to capture the essence of the music of Sibelius. The monument weighs 24 tonnes (24 long tons; 26 short tons) and measures 8.5 × 10.5 × 6.5 metres.
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February 24th, 2012
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