This is Xaver Wilhelmy. He is a member of our church and comes from Austria. He is a craftsman and inventor who created the first pipe organ in the world with glass pipes. It is huge, and is dedicated to the 911 victims. It took him 18 months to build.
The flag design flows around the pipes, sometimes on the
front and sometime dipping behind the pipe just like it’s flowing in the wind.
When he made THIS FLAG, he employed people of various nationalities to create this working sound sculpture. They created something that had never existed before.
“What separates us
from the animals, what separates us from the chaos, is our ability to mourn
people we’ve never met.”
—Author David
Levithan
17 comments:
Wow! 😊❤️
The artwork is very nice
WOW, that is amazing and beautiful
I am going to be different and say WOW WOW WOW! not a one wow for sure. I can't even imagine how he came up with the idea. I love it! and he goes to your church is even more interesting... I would ask him so many questions he might go back to Austria. ha ha ha. maybe I could show him MY drawing Talent! make that a thousand ha ha's...
Wow, wow!!! That is so incredible! It's beautiful and meaningful.
I had a patient some years ago that was from Austria and was in a concentration camp. She had the flag over her bed so when she woke up, she knew she was still in the US. She had good memories of Austria from before the concentration camp.
Oh Ginny....this piece of art is amazing. what a wonderful talent this man has been given. Thank you for sharing as it is quite stunning...
Amazing!
Astonishing.
Where can we hear it? I am going to look on you tube.
Unbelievable...stunning. I never heard of this pipe organ... where is it located?
Sue
Wow. That's amazing.
Wow that is amazing!!!!
I agree with the comments above, this work of art and caring is amazing! Please thank the artist for me, this means so much.
Oh my goodness, this is truly magnificent and incredible. He is a great artist and a very special human being dedicating his work to 911. Where is this located Ginny?
I don't have words, but WOW, how pretty!
That is gorgeous!
That is amazing!
That is incredible! What a talented man he is. I like the fact that he worked together with all kinds of people of different nationalities to create the sculpture. : )
~Sheri
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