
some photos from ‘echo funnel’ at enchanted parks 2011 in gateshead. what began as a clever yet charmingly simple idea from lizi patch blossomed into having a life of its own in the park with people queuing up to share their thoughts, christmas wishes or just have a fascinating (and rather addictive) conversation with the tree. you can tell a tree anything, you know.
we were also delighted to create some confusion and mischief with people wondering how on earth it worked. one of the most enjoyable aspects of making it work over 5 nights was the suspension of disbelief – people want to believe that a little magic is all that’s needed to chat with a tree.
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‘the tree’ talked to thousands of people over the week with many return visits and promises that people would come back for a chat when they were next in the park, although we can’t guarantee the funnel will always be there…

some thanks are due: to prop maker extraordinaire scotty for turning my rough sketch into something wonderful, to mark for the initial technical gubbins, dan and the tech team for saving the day and to robin and lesley at magnetic events for having us.
by the way – we’re on the look out for other opportunities to make trees (or rocks, or buildings, or vehicles or…) talk, and to do some more hand-painted lettering. get in touch and the echo funnel could be there… be there… be there…