When she approached Edelweiss for a meeting with our in-house artist – Goldfinch – she was looking for a partner that could bring her vision and dream to life.
Our team then took her design inspiration and initial concepts and painstakingly morphed it around a real acoustic piano – still maintaining the beauty of the form – to finally produce a detailed concept that represented the essence of when art and music coalesce.
The sculpture is cast in bronze and clad in a 22.5 karat moon gold leaf perfectly replicating the textures of nature and that of an autumnal leaf.
From a distance the sculptural silhouette of the curled, dried shape of the leaf creates a vacillating illusion of its appearance from the abstract to the real.
Once the lid is then lifted to reveal the glistening black and white keys held open by a thin twig-like curvilinear support.
From above, the sculpture reveals the exposed frame and the soundboard and it is from this point of view that the natural form of the sculpture comes to life, revealing the elongated, elegant form from tip to petiole.
The back of the sculpture features two sets of mesh-covered circular holes, essential for sound functionality but at the same time referencing the natural features of fallen leaves.
To contribute to the piece’s distinctive aesthetic the stool for the pianist is shaped like a small pebble covered in the same moon gold 22.5 karat gold leaf.
