Billboard

When music flows into pictures

In June 2012, the Philharmoniker Hamburg wanted to attract new visitors to their upcoming concert “The Moldau” or “Vltava” by the Czech composer Bedřich Smeta-na. To this end, an impressive large-size poster (16 by 2 metres) was to be created in the Hamburg Shopping Arcades. Commissioned artist Debbie Smyth worked for five days live on-site in front of passers-by, using 5,900 nails and 1.2 km of string to visualise the plot of this musical piece. On the billboard, the strings of a real violin flow to create the scenes that Smetana was picturing with his music.

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Credits

Client:

Philharmoniker Hamburg
Design:

Draftfcb Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg
artist:

Debbie Smyth
creative direction:

Dirk Haeusermann, Jessica Schneider, Mario Anspach
art direction:

Tim Lehnebach
text:

Frederik Wetzel
account management:

Guido Kirschner, Sabine Classen, Susanne Knauff, Maik Schneider
art buying:

Katja Nicklaus