The CBT columns’ Constant Beamwidth Technology and Asymmetrical Vertical Coverage provided precise vertical dispersion with consistent front-to-back coverage. The JBL CBT 70J-1’s broad coverage and smooth, even dispersion characteristics made them ideal for delivering an immersive surround-sound experience that didn’t require listeners to stand in one specific spot. Supported by funding from the Conservancy, Berklee and donor Robert Nagle, Leonard coordinated with Rick Scott at Parsons Audio to acquire a set of JBL CBT 70J-1 line array column loudspeakers for the unique installation. The addition of a sound component to Fog x Ruins presented a unique challenge, requiring a high-quality surround-sound audio system that could provide even coverage, endure constant moisture and be easily set up and torn down each day. Inspired by Duke Ellington, who had performed at the park in the past, Leonard composed a quadrophonic ambient saxophone composition entitled “Lavender Ruins” using notes from Ellington’s song “Lady of the Lavender Mist”. Mergel brought in local artists to create complimentary works for the exhibition, including musician and Artistic Director at Berklee Interdisciplinary Arts Institute Neil Leonard. The mist nozzles were elevated on scaffolding to the building’s former height and lit by LED fixtures, creating a color-changing fog around the ruins. ![]() The largest of the installations, Fog x Ruins, filled the large rectangular footprint of a ruined stone building designed by Olmsted. Nakaya’s fog sculptures generate a fine mist from high-pressure water nozzles, which is then shaped by the surrounding environment. The Emerald Necklace Conservancy stewards a five-and-a-half-mile-long chain of parks that surround Boston known as the “Emerald Necklace.” To commemorate the Conservancy’s 20th anniversary and celebrate the parks’ designer Frederick Law Olmsted, curator Jen Mergel commissioned Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya to create five “fog sculpture” art installations for a free outdoor exhibition called Fog x FLO: Fujiko Nakaya on the Emerald Necklace. Provide a high-performance, weather-resistant audio solution for an ambitious outdoor public art project presented by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy to commemorate the Conservancy’s 20th anniversary.
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