Vayu-Vata

Vayu-Vata is part of an ongoing series of artworks by Gabriel Lester that transpose theatrical and cinematic language into architecture, installation, music, film collage, performance and photography.

Vayu-Vata consists of a group of Aeolian harps. The work’s title is made up of two Indo-Iranian words that together mean 'wind and atmosphere' or 'space and time'. Named after Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds, the Aeolian harp is played by wind blowing across its strings. The Vayu-Vata harps have been placed in wind towers in the courtyards of Sharjah, where they provide a harmonic composition of sounds. Vayu-Vata is part of an ongoing series of artworks by Gabriel Lester that transpose theatrical and cinematic language into architecture, installation, music, film collage, performance and photography. 2013 This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 11