{"id":20924,"date":"2026-02-07T22:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/?p=20924"},"modified":"2026-02-09T00:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:34:21","slug":"the-architect-behind-the-singing-ringing-tree-in-burnley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/en\/the-architect-behind-the-singing-ringing-tree-in-burnley\/","title":{"rendered":"The Architect Behind the Singing Ringing Tree in Burnley"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20924\" class=\"elementor elementor-20924\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8a329 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb8a329\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500318c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"500318c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">I recently had the exciting chance to chat with <strong>Hasnaa Moahmed <\/strong>of Tonkin Liu, one of the brilliant minds behind Burnley\u2019s iconic Singing Ringing Tree \ud83c\udfb5<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e2064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2e2064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Receiving-global-acclaim-copy-cats-of-the-musical-sculpture-have-even-been-built-as-far-away-as-Texas-and-Saudi-Arabia.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20836\" alt=\"Receiving global acclaim, copy cats of the musical sculpture have even been built as far away as Texas and Saudi Arabia!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Receiving-global-acclaim-copy-cats-of-the-musical-sculpture-have-even-been-built-as-far-away-as-Texas-and-Saudi-Arabia.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Receiving-global-acclaim-copy-cats-of-the-musical-sculpture-have-even-been-built-as-far-away-as-Texas-and-Saudi-Arabia-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Receiving-global-acclaim-copy-cats-of-the-musical-sculpture-have-even-been-built-as-far-away-as-Texas-and-Saudi-Arabia-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e176a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00e176a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">An iconic sculpture celebrated around the world and a lasting pride of Lancashire, it was amazing to talk with <strong>Husna<\/strong> and dive deeper into the extraordinary musical creation perched on the Pennine hills \ud83c\udfb6<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88980bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88980bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Singing Ringing Tree is a striking example of human creativity inspired by nature . I asked Hasnaa, \u201cWhat was it about trees that made you want to shape your sculpture after one?\u201d\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bebbdf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bebbdf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Hasnaa:<\/strong> \u201cI guess the most iconic thing on a hill is a tree. You often look across and think, \u2018Oh, there\u2019s a little dot on the horizon.\u2019 \ud83c\udf33<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">It\u2019s the simplest, most minimal point on that land. A leaning tree also hints that the wind is always there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c761c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c761c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Architect-Of-The-Singing-Ringing-Tree.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20936\" alt=\"Architect Of The Singing Ringing Tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Architect-Of-The-Singing-Ringing-Tree.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Architect-Of-The-Singing-Ringing-Tree-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Architect-Of-The-Singing-Ringing-Tree-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d13b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d13b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How long did the project take from conception to completion?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7d8db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd7d8db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Hasnaa:<\/strong> \u201cThat\u2019s an interesting question. We won the competition and got the project off to a strong start, but then things went quiet for quite a while.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">It was completed on the 7th of December 2006, but we actually started working on it much earlier, maybe around early 2005.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">There was a moment we almost gave up since it felt so quiet. I came to accept that it might just be \u2018paper architecture\u2019 for a time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd2f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fd2f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"877\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Early-stages-of-form-finding.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20932\" alt=\"Early stages of form finding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Early-stages-of-form-finding.jpg 877w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Early-stages-of-form-finding-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Early-stages-of-form-finding-600x451.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7301648 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7301648\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2081250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2081250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><i>We win quite a lot of competitions which don\u2019t quite go anywhere. But they\u2019re still worth doing as a way of testing your ability to develop an idea.<\/i><\/span><\/p><p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><i>It\u2019s important to keep practicing.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89faf79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89faf79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The opening ceremony looked incredible . I asked Hasnaa, \u201cIt seems like some prominent people attended\u2014can you remember who was there?\u201d\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01347a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01347a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Hasnaa:<\/strong> \u201cTony Wilson, I think the mayor, and a few fellow architects were there.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">When you\u2019re standing on site, no matter how many times you\u2019ve seen the drawings or visited the workshop, the moment the wind hits you\u2014you really feel the raw power of it \ud83c\udf2c\ufe0f.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dccdf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1dccdf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-Singing-Ringing-Tree.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20930\" alt=\"the Singing Ringing Tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-Singing-Ringing-Tree.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-Singing-Ringing-Tree-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/the-Singing-Ringing-Tree-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89bf3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89bf3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I recently saw that a YouTube video of the sculpture has amassed over 5 million views. How does it feel to see your creation garner such a positive reception?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f68fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f68fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Hasnaa:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s great because, in a way, people often shy away from projects that are too bold. But even though this was a small project, it made a huge impact.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">It\u2019s just good architectural design.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">If you create something without deep thought, it won\u2019t last long or leave a mark. This piece had careful refinement, which gave it its enduring impact.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">It even made the long list for the Stirling Prize, the top honour in architecture.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Many architects loved it, but some challenged it too, joking, \u2018This isn\u2019t architecture; it doesn\u2019t even have a toilet!\u2019 \ud83d\ude04\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24db317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24db317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Constructing-the-sculpture-at-Mike-Smith-Studio-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20928\" alt=\"Constructing the sculpture at Mike Smith Studio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Constructing-the-sculpture-at-Mike-Smith-Studio-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Constructing-the-sculpture-at-Mike-Smith-Studio-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Constructing-the-sculpture-at-Mike-Smith-Studio-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Constructing-the-sculpture-at-Mike-Smith-Studio-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Constructing-the-sculpture-at-Mike-Smith-Studio-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Constructing-the-sculpture-at-Mike-Smith-Studio-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb403cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb403cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There\u2019s a rumour that the tree\u2019s name was partly inspired by the German children\u2019s fantasy film The Singing Ringing Tree. I asked Hasnaa, \u201cIs that true? I just watched a clip online\u2014it was pretty bizarre!\u201d\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e5682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84e5682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Hasnaa:<\/strong> \u201cThat\u2019s right, we adopted that name. Lots of people recognize it. It\u2019s a bit spooky though \ud83d\ude04\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f0051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44f0051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In 2017, a second Singing Ringing Tree was built near Austin, Texas. I asked Hasnaa, \u201cDid you take part in creating this one?\u201d\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1064b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1064b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Hasnaa:<\/strong> \u201cWe\u2019ve had over 20 inquiries from around the world asking, \u2018Can we have one of those?\u2019<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Two were actually built\u2014one in Saudi Arabia and one in Texas.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The Saudi version is bright stainless steel, very shiny, and right in the middle of a city. We haven\u2019t heard much about it since the details aren\u2019t widely available.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">I think for the Saudi one we made it slightly larger at their request, which meant getting another engineer to re-detail and resize everything.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">For the Texas version, we decided we preferred the smaller size, so it stayed true to the original design.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53eaec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53eaec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you think we could see more Singing Ringing Trees in the future?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6362c33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6362c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Hasnaa:<\/strong> \u201cI hope so! We keep getting inquiries constantly \ud83c\udf0d.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The latest two came from a vineyard in France and a wonderful team of architects in Uruguay.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">They seem linked to some politicians who really love the project. They\u2019re still working on it, but you never know what might happen next.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251c729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"251c729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Architect-Of-The-Singing-Ringing-Tree-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20936\" alt=\"Architect Of The Singing Ringing Tree\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Architect-Of-The-Singing-Ringing-Tree-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Architect-Of-The-Singing-Ringing-Tree-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Architect-Of-The-Singing-Ringing-Tree-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Architect-Of-The-Singing-Ringing-Tree-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Architect-Of-The-Singing-Ringing-Tree-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/hikeriderun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Architect-Of-The-Singing-Ringing-Tree-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35cb2e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35cb2e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Hasnaa:<\/strong> \u201cWe\u2019ve had interest from Argentina, Uruguay, France\u2026so many places. It\u2019s fascinating how it captures people\u2019s imagination \ud83c\udf1f.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">We even had an Australian PhD student travel all this way to see it. He visited the studio, and we gave him a long session explaining how it works\u2014then he went to the site, and it didn\u2019t make a sound!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">He was pretty disappointed, and we just told him, \u2018You\u2019ll have to go back!\u2019 \ud83d\ude04\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a695132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a695132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">He must\u2019ve been really unlucky to visit on a quiet day. Every time I go up there, the wind is always blowing . It was probably one of those rare sunny days in Burnley!\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c10c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c10c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Hasnaa:<\/strong> \u201cExactly! Those rare windless days \ud83c\udf24\ufe0f.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a27295b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a27295b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I think what makes the sculpture so special is that it\u2019s powered by the weather, giving you a unique experience every time you visit \ud83c\udfb6.\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d0f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59d0f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Hasnaa:<\/strong> \u201cWe\u2019re so used to switching things on and off. But why?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Why should every experience be the same? You should enjoy the wind and embrace how it changes your experience each time \ud83c\udf3f.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">You can\u2019t just turn nature on, right?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently had the exciting chance to chat with Hasnaa Moahmed of Tonkin Liu, one of the brilliant minds behind Burnley\u2019s iconic Singing Ringing Tree \ud83c\udfb5 An iconic sculpture celebrated around the world and a lasting pride of Lancashire, it was amazing to talk with Husna and dive deeper into the extraordinary musical creation perched 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