The Singing Ringing Tree, under its English name, is an outdoor sculpture that functions when the wind blows, producing all sorts of sounds due to the wind passing through its tubes, which symbolize the branches of a tree.
This sculpture was completed in 2006 on the Pennine hills in Lancashire, England and is part of a series of extremely creative and unique sculptures and art objects created by East Lancashire Environmental Arts Network (E LE AN).
The Singing Ringing Tree, Lancashire, England
The project was designed to highlight the architectural and artistic beauties of the 11th century while offering a superb view of the surroundings, blending perfectly with the environment in which they were placed and built.
Created by architects Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu from Tonkin Liu, The Singing Ringing Tree has a height of 3 meters and numerous galvanized steel tubes that accumulate wind energy to produce penetrating sounds covering several octaves.
Some of these pipes are purely decorative, playing an aesthetic role, but most are functional and emit different sounds that can be heard by anyone in the area.
In 2007, this sculpture won, along with 13 other entries, the national award given by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) – The Royal Institute of British Architects – for architectural excellence.
The beauty of this sculpture is remarkable, and considering its features and characteristics, it is undoubtedly a sensational architectural highlight that serves as a model for numerous elements in interior design, exterior design, construction, and architecture.
