Ross Barrable is a an acoustic sculptor and musician in Pagosa Springs, Colorado with 33 years of experience developing and refining his art-form. Inspired by the new form of the chestahedron, Ross designed and fabricated a unique and very special wind harp, the Chesta-Tetra Wind Harp. The chestahedron sits upon an inverted tetrahedron, forming a nine-sided volume, which is anchored to a brushed stainless steel pillar of elegant design.
The full sculpture is 12 feet in height; the chesta-tetragon itself is exactly 77 inches in height, and is made completely of titanium. There are 21 nylon strings that vibrate in the wind, bringing the form to life acoustically. This singular sculpture is currently for sale; please contact Ross through his company, Soundscapes International, Inc.: [email protected].
Ross’ designs currently adorn more than 250 public and private landscape environments across the world. Please visit his website to learn more about his work:
www.soundscapesinternational.com
Chesta-Tetra Wind Harp
Chesta-Tetra Harp Closeup
Chesta-Tetra Harp Closeup
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Artist’s Statement
For 33 years as a luthier and musician, I have built and played the folk harp. One day, a miraculous event occurred while playing the folk harp outdoors. A breeze came up and suddenly the harp began to play itself— the wind strummed the strings, creating an enchanting and harmonious melody that stirred in my imagination a choir of angels singing. Since that day I have been inspired to create contemporary aeolian wind harps specifically tailored to capture the transcendent yet powerful song of spirit as it is expressed through the elements of nature. These acoustic instruments create captivating harmonic tones that call out to many, to stop, tune in and deeply listen. This discovery awakened my passion to co-create new worlds of living Soundscapes that inspire a universal language of listening which reminds us, we are all deeply connected to an infinitely creative power of love . This inspiration has given birth to Soundscapes International.
Ross Barrable, Soundscapes International Inc., PO Box 5242, Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA
[email protected] www.soundscapesinternational.com
Wind Harp Design © 2012 Ross Barrable
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