Installation, Zadar

Installation

ZADAR (HR) - A later urban renewal project on the Zadar Peninsula is the waterfront by Nikola Bašić. Bašić managed to enhance the purely utilitarian reconstruction of the waterfront with two sound and light installations driven by the forces of nature. 'The Sea Organ', a set of pipes built under the stone steps descending into the sea, is operated by the force of waves and tides; 'Greeting the Sun' is a circular platform paved with glass panels fitted with photovoltaic cells which absorb solar energy to produce night-time lighting effects. Excess energy is fed into the city's power grid.