Earth Harp
William Close works on his Earth Harp, the longest stringed instrument in the world, ahead of performances at California Plaza in downtown L.A. Close was stringing the harp to a skyscraper in the plaza.
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William Close adjusts his Earth Harp.
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String awaits attachment to a skyscraper in downtown L.A. as part of William Close’s Earth Harp.
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William Close runs a line from the top of the skyscraper to the Earth Harp for his performance at California Plaza in downtown L.A.
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String that’ll be used in William Close’s Earth Harp. The strings are attached to water bottles, and were tossed off the roof of a skyscraper and then attached to the harp.
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William Close with his Earth Harp, which he was stringing the harp to a skyscraper in California Plaza.
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Detail of William Close’s Earth Harp, the longest stringed instrument in the world.
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Artist William Close works on his Earth Harp.
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