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Passio Musicae - Sibelius-monumentti

Passio Musicae - Sibelius Monument

Jean Sibelius
Hämeenlinna 1865 - Järvenpää 1957
Finnish composer of the late Romantic period
(Wikipedia)

Eila Hiltunen
1967

Helsinki / Passio Musicae - Sibelius-monumentti

Description

The monument consists of series of more than 600 hollow steel pipes welded together in a wave-like pattern. The monument weighs 24 tonnes (24 long tons; 26 short tons) and measures 8.5 × 10.5 × 6.5 metres. Next to the 'organ' is a effigy of Sibelius.

Inscription(s)

PASSIO MUSICAE
1967

Säveltäjä Jean Sibeliukselle (1865-1957) omistettu muistomerkki
Minnesmärke över kompositören Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Monument to commemorate the composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Kuvanveistäjä
Skulptör
Sculptor

eila hiltunen

Annotation

Unveiled on 7 September 1967. The purpose of the artist was to capture the essence of the music of Sibelius. Originally it sparked a lively debate about the merits and flaws of abstract art, for which reason the effigy of Sibelius was included in the work.

Artist

Eila Hiltunen (Sortavala 1922 - Helsinki 2003), Finnish sculptor (Wiki`pedia).

Sources & Information

Helsinki City Artmuseum, Public Art.
Wikipedia, Sibelius Monument (Helsinki).

Location (N 60°10'55" - E 24°54'48") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: fi098; Photograph: 30 June 2013
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