The (Musical) Plants

A new musical instrument that merges the natural world and technology. 

  • Presented in almost any setting, The (Musical) Plants transform both indoor and outdoor spaces. Playable Streets Creative Facilitators engage and collaborate with the public, creating a wondrous environment.

  • We can collaborate with local musicians to create a unique participatory music event.

  • Get in touch to find out how we can install musical Plants in your garden, just like we did for CHANGI AIRPORT

  • In this workshop, we introduce participants to Musical Plants and devise ways of playing them to create new musical compositions.

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MUSICAL PLANTS PARTICIPATORY INSTALLATION

Connect with nature! Reach out and touch real plants to play these unique organic instruments.

The Plants are new experimental musical instruments that combine organic matter and bespoke digital sensors developed by Playable Streets. For the first-time these plant-based instruments are available for the public to play and create new live compositions.

Swelling with textural waves and phasing rhythmic movement, The Plants will be unlike any musical instrument you have ever seen, heard or played. The Plants installation is open to everyone to interact with, explore, and make new collaborative compositions.

THE MUSICAL PLANTS has been presented by: THE ESPLANADE SINGAPORE, ART CENTRE MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, MELBOURNE KNOWLEDGE WEEK, MPAVILION CITY & MONASH UNIVERSITY, REIMAGINE FESTIVAL, MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK

PLANT SONATA CHANGI AIRPORT, SINGAPORE

“Can you actually play music by touching a plant?”
— Participant

Musical Plants Workshops

Playable Streets present Musical Plants workshops for participants of all ages.

CREATIVE TEAM

Developed by Playable Streets - Design by Glen Walton and Tony Lin - Fabrication by Glen Walton, Tony Lin, Chloe Smith, Jean Baulch - Tech by Bob Jarvis - Sound Design by Cayn Borthwick - Performance Direction by Miles O’Neil - Production by Chloe Smith - Facilitator Alumni: Chloe Smith, Jean Baulch, Bron Batten, Charlotte Minuzzo, Glen Walton, Laura Aldous, Rachel Robertson, Bobbie-Jean Henning, Bridget Milesi, Clare Walton - Collaborating Musicians: Genevieve Fry, Zela Papageorgiou, Hamish Upton, Reuben Lewis, Aliraza Mirajkar, Vick Low, Fontane Liang, Natalie Alexandra Tse - Big thanks to Kate Perman, Jamie Houge.