Nature Megaphone unveiled at Michigan Tech trails
A 10-foot conical wooden structure can now be found at the intersection of the Tecumseh and Sure Would trails near the Tech Trails main trailhead, Michigan Technological University announced Thursday.
The structure acts as a megaphone, amplifying the sounds of nature for visitors who want to listen more closely to the birds and other wildlife there.
“A nature megaphone is an interactive sculpture for the forest,” Lisa Gordillo, an associate professor of visual and performing arts who created the installation with students, said on the university’s blog. “It’s an intersection of so many things: art, acoustic ecology, entertainment design, well-being, community and sustainability. It allows people to experience nature in a different way than they might expect.”
According to the university, Gordillo and her students spent three years building the megaphone, a process that included building models and prototypes of differing shapes and materials.
