Inspired by Beethoven and the night sky, Māpura artist Matthew Tucker has created a masterpiece - 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚.

As you make your way along Te Ara I Whiti - The Lightpath between dusk and dawn - from 25 November until 10 December - you’ll witness Matthew’s music-meets-mathematics artwork.

This work is a sensory symphony in recognition of the International Day of People with Disabilities on 3 December.

𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 (2023) is a collaboration between Matthew Tucker, Māpura Studios and iion, supported by Auckland Council Public Art.

For more information, click on this link:- https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/.../unique.../

𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 goes live tomorrow night at 8.30pm.

Please enjoy this video with the music.

“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮. 𝘈𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴.”

- Matthew Tucker

Working alongside his studio tutor, Cath O’Brien, and iion director, David Hayes, Matthew took inspiration from the stars and his love of both mathematics and classical music.

He then went away and did a great deal of research.

By imagining the pathway lights as piano keys, he ascribed to each key a constellation, as if each unique set of stars had its own celestial hum.

Matthew composed a melody by playing the ‘notes’ in order of the brightest star in each constellation from Sirius in Canis Major to Alpha Mensae in Mensa.

David Hayes designed the light programme. Overlaid with the corresponding light colour frequencies, this work is a sensory symphony in recognition of the International Day of People with Disabilities on 3 December.

𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 is a collaboration between Matthew Tucker, Māpura Studios, iion Limited and supported by Auckland Council Public Art.

𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 goes live at 8.30pm this Saturday.

For more information on The Lightpath and its location, please follow this link: https://www.aucklandpublicart.com/artworks/3925

Images: 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘪𝘻 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 (𝘹3); 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘖’𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯, 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸, 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘦 & 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘴; 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘦’𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦.