Dropa was an installation inspired by the historic relationship between music and nature at Evergreen House, which was the former location of the semi-annual festival of chamber music for almost two decades. Water courses underneath the artwork, which straddles a stream bed. The water level rises and falls as the seasons cycle. Evergreen House, Baltimore MD. Commissioned by Johns Hopkins University
Aluminum, steel, water. 50’ Diameter
Cultivus Loci - Dropa, 2000
Dropa’s resonant design is rooted in the musical history of Evergreen house. The water sounds vibrate through the atmosphere and patterns of light are reflected on Dropa’s surface. The flow of the stream can be altered by a droplet, forming ripples which become one with the surrounding environment.
Between 1928 and 1943, Evergreen house was the focus of the semi-annual festival of chamber music featuring the Musical Art Quartet. The Baltimore Sun reported that their music captured a spirit of harmony that allowed the outside world to lose its sharp edges.
The center pendulum gently sways and whistles when activated by wind
