As UTC's official partners, Harman Pro UK supplied the multichannel sound system, which was designed by Arup in collaboration with Vitiello and housed in an open air, geodesic dome situated in the terraced public space near Liverpool Street Station.
Harman's acoustic designer Tom Williams with contractors Middlesex Sound and Lighting installed the system, which incorporated 19 JBL Professional Control 29 AVI monitor speakers, four JBL Control BS210 Dual 10 subwoofers and three Crown CTS 8200 Series power amplifiers.
Entitled The Smallest of Wings, Vitiello's installation created an environment of sound built on field recordings of bird and moth wings from locations including the Amazon, upstate New York and Virginia. It ran continuously for four days and visitors were able to download a digital sample to a wireless device via Bluetooth technology.
(Jim Evans)
