Whistle

By Steve Messam 2018

Live Art
Installation Art
Sound Art
Urban Dynamics & Public Realm
Soundscape
Railway
Wall
Heritage
Cityscape
Environment
Intervention
Project
Commission

Dimensions
variable (200000cm)

‘Whistle’ is a large-scale temporary art installation that explores the layers of narrative within the city of Newcastle. A series of replica steam locomotive whistles surrounding the city will sound once a day, mapping the ancient town wall and centuries of stories of the development of Newcastle as a great northern city.