Long time audio artist Steve Heimbecker has been producing and installing his audio installations in public from as far back as 1989. He is well known for his multiple channel sound compositions, audio art, and installations. A lot of his installations are actually out in Canada, as he did a tour across Canada and Europe way back in the 1980s. There is one particular, old installation that resides in Calgary, Alberta, called Nirvana. It is an audio art installation with roughly one hundred tubular chime bells in a wide range of sizes all spiraled to look sort of like a fancy, chandelier lamp post out in the middle of the park. It is supposed to ring at the slightest breeze and has been around for about thirty years. Personally, I think it's a wonderful installation as I love the sound of wind chimes and I think that just randomly hearing that sound while on a walk would be interesting - if not a bit eerie. It may not be spectacular in the sense that it isn't as "innovative" as things that involve electronics and devices that can loop sounds or something, but it does have a controller, so to speak. The wind and air around it dictates the sound and the sound can happen at any time. It is in a fixed place so that only some people may hear it and that in itself is an interesting concept, despite the fact that it might be considered an annoyance if the sound could be heard by everyone around.
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