Cultuur Gent

The cultural service of the city of Ghent
Waterorgel ©Michiel Devijver

Water Organ

Within the scope of the redesign of Willem de Beersteeg and Visserij parks, Italian artist Roberta Gigante was given carte blanche for two artworks. In both cases, she came up with an installation that plays with sound and water.

For her artwork in Visserijpark she dug into history. In the 18th century, the Achtervisserij and Visserijvaart waterways were connected by means of smaller canals on which several water mills were active. The mills produced a sound of tumbling water. The artist designed an interactive water organ to reproduce that sound from the past; it is located partly in the park and partly in Visserijvaart. When you step on certain stones in the park, sensors are activated that produce air bubbles, and burbling sounds can be heard in several places in the water. (Interactive part in spring and summer)