Public art & sculpture · London
Longplayer
In or near City of London.
Longplayer — Public artwork (installation).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Royal Victoria · 0.7 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Longplayer, the nearest railway station is Royal Victoria, located 0.7 km away. The postcode for navigation is E14 0FL. Entry is free, and accessibility details are not specified.
About
Longplayer is a place of interest in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Public artwork (installation).". Coordinates: 51.5077°, 0.0083°.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2020
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Official information
Longplayer is a unique audio installation located in a lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London. It features a one-thousand year long composition that has been continuously playing since 1999, with additional displays such as singing bowls used in live performances.
From the Wikipedia article
Longplayer is a musical composition made by British composer and musician Jem Finer which is composed to play for 1,000 years without looping. It started to play at midnight on 31 December 1999, and is expected to continue without repetition until 31 December 2999. Longplayer is not tied to any one form of technology and can be performed equally by computer or humans playing singing bowls and following a graphic score. There have also been several live performances and future performances continue to be planned. It began as an original commission by arts organisation Artangel and is currently maintained by the Longplayer Trust, and is located in Trinity Buoy Wharf on the north bank of the River Thames.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Longplayer is based on an existing piece of music, 20 minutes and 20 seconds in length, which is processed by computer using a simple algorithm. This gives a large number of variations, which, when played consecutively, gives a total expected runtime of 1,000 years. It is played on a single instrument consisting of 234 Tibetan standing bells and gongs of different sizes, which are able to create a range of sounds by either striking or rolling pieces of wood around the rims. This source music was recorded in December 1999. The piece is described as reflecting on the concepts of time and impermanence from a cosmological and philosophical perspective, and questions traditional ideas about…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5077, 0.0083
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Parish
- Tower Hamlets, unparished area
- Postcode
- E14 0FL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Nearest railway station
- Royal Victoria — 0.7 km
- Opening
- open every Saturday and Sunday, 11am – 5pm (winter times, October – March inclusive, 11am – 4pm)
- Official site
- longplayer.org
Sources
- osm: n2831231349 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Longplayer (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Longplayer?
- Longplayer is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E14 0FL), in the parish of Tower Hamlets, unparished area.
- What is Longplayer?
- Longplayer — Public artwork (installation).
- How do I get to Longplayer?
- The nearest railway station is Royal Victoria, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode E14 0FL.
- How do I get to Longplayer?
- The nearest railway station is Royal Victoria, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode E14 0FL.