Sibelius

Pipe Up

 
Pipe Up. Helsinki, Finland. July 2013. 

Pipe Up. Helsinki, Finland. July 2013. 

A standout for me in Helsinki is the Sibelius Monument, a beautiful abstract installation dedicated to Finnish composer and patriot Jean Sibelius. The monument is constructed from 600 steel pipes welded together and actually does produce it's own music when the wind picks up.  Visitors can walk right up to the piece, touch it, stand underneath it and that is exactly what I did to capture this shot.