Enabling new engagements with cultural heritage collections
A collaboration with St Cecilia's Hall and Musical Instrument Museum
Winner of the 2019 Edinburgh College of Art Purchase Award
DATA ANALYSIS | INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION | MAKING | USER RESEARCH | ART EXHIBITION
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Composite clarinet model encoding materials extracted from metadata descriptions of clarinets
![Materials (from top): Ebonite, Cocus Wood, Brass, Silver, Maple Wood, Pear Wood, Cherry Wood, Ebony, Brown Ivory, Rosewood, Boxwood, African Blackwood, Ivory (a polyester alternative), Brown Ivory, Boxwood](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/56b09147f18fb81b575c6f4845167921/570a9a72-979f-4729-8b7d-e93fa72c8e1a_rw_1920.jpg?h=de45e2352bcf85064b89ba509742e492)
Materials (from top): Ebonite, Cocus Wood, Brass, Silver, Maple Wood, Pear Wood, Cherry Wood, Ebony, Brown Ivory, Rosewood, Boxwood, African Blackwood, Ivory (a polyester alternative), Brown Ivory, Boxwood
![Close up of composite clarinet model's base](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/56b09147f18fb81b575c6f4845167921/5e667e67-bc3f-487d-8385-1e59aef41862_rw_3840.jpg?h=fffbef448639ccfde347fa84c0ae276e)
Close up of composite clarinet model's base
![Timeline of clarinets color-coded by material](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/56b09147f18fb81b575c6f4845167921/08769de4-b2bf-4b12-a42f-11ad95967ad8_rw_1920.png?h=ec8e441857b439ecfa94784ab3c43527)
Timeline of clarinets color-coded by material
Interactive, 3D bar chart of encoding quantities of brass band instruments
![Bar heights encode quantities of instruments](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/56b09147f18fb81b575c6f4845167921/fc796fd9-9beb-437d-83c8-842c7e384df8_rw_1920.jpg?h=8aaaad85207056794d8ecc3808283230)
Bar heights encode quantities of instruments
![Diagram of the encoded brass band arrangement](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/56b09147f18fb81b575c6f4845167921/72cb49ce-223f-4749-9480-6e9c54418c11_rw_600.jpg?h=03b48e8c4464ff73317400f581cd503a)
Diagram of the encoded brass band arrangement
![Resting bar height: quantity of instruments known to have been played in a brass band](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/56b09147f18fb81b575c6f4845167921/11fd5923-c1c8-4003-bb0a-21ac8c04aa9f_rw_1920.jpg?h=c07167a45054dd2d8285e371f06370a2)
Resting bar height: quantity of instruments known to have been played in a brass band
![Raised bar height: quantity of instruments possibly played in a brass band](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/56b09147f18fb81b575c6f4845167921/bd95627e-fdb7-4eec-a967-dbfff6e824d8_rw_1920.jpg?h=09debe880edd166fda80336296a8b71a)
Raised bar height: quantity of instruments possibly played in a brass band
Pop-up chart encoding proportion of instruments exhibited at St Cecilia's Hall and Musical Instrument Museum (left) and in the Museum's storage (right)
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Composite clarinet model created with wood, metal and polyester, turned on a lathe
Interactive 3D bar chart created with wood (handmade) and brass (designed for etching by PPD Ltd)
Pop-up chart created with card stock and music sheets