Introduction

Tom Pearman has been commissioned by LIH developers as lead artist for the design of the new Bandstand in Linmere Park, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.

Objectives of the Public Art Linmere Bandstand commission:

• Create a high-quality design-led scheme with a contextual yet distinctive identity

• To provide a high-quality public art programme encouraging excellence and innovation in public art

• To provide an outcome with enduring physical presence

Theme

Wave Generators – There are four main waveforms and they are fundamental to creating sounds (synthesizing). These four waves are: Sine waves, Square waves, Sawtooth waves, and Triangle waves. A waveform is a shape that repeats itself and these repeating shapes and values are determined by a wave’s attributes. These attributes include: wavelength, frequency, period, and amplitude. Together they allow us to hear different sounds with different pitches, harmonics, and timbres.

The design of the Bandstand will be a visual and audio showcase of these waveforms.

Through a linked project specific website, the audience will be able to access a collection of park and play related sound artworks collated during a community engagement strategy with Thornhill School and The Chiltern School.

The design of the bandstand will reflect its purpose as a place to present community based performance, music and art.

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