Thursday, May 16, 2013

Kunsthof- Passage: Dresden, Germany



      The Kunsthof- Passage is tucked away in a student district in Dresden, Germany.  It is a long series of both beautiful buildings and courtyards.  These buildings and courtyards include a farm collective and many shops and many cafes. 
      Walking through the buildings and courtyards is a enduring surprise, the Court of Water.  Gutters, metal pipes, funnels, and many other objects play music when the rain comes down and through the objects.  It was crafted by architect Heike Bottcher.  He called this piece of musical art a Rube-Goldberg-type contraption.
       Though Bottcher’s is probably the most fun of installation, there are many more artistic facades in the Kunshof Passage.  These include the Court of Mythical Creature and the Court of Metamorephosis. 
        The whole piece screams a fun, artist community, and it is well worth the visit if in Dresden.  


Many pictures that scream the fun of the musical artwork:
Kunsthof Passage, musical rain facade, gutters and funnels as instruments, dresden, germany, fun building





"Kunsthof-Passage: Dresden." Collabcubed, 31 July 2012. Web. 16 May 2013.

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