{"id":329847,"date":"2025-08-09T06:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T06:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329847\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T06:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T06:17:14","slug":"steel-and-stone-v2-electronic-piano-transforms-from-instrument-to-monolith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329847\/","title":{"rendered":"steel and stone v2 electronic piano transforms from instrument to monolith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Batten and Kamp x Henry Chu craft Steel and Stone Piano V2<\/p>\n

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Batten and Kamp, in collaboration with digital artist and pianist Henry Chu, unveil the Steel and Stone Piano V2, an articulated, sculptural, and fully functional electronic piano. Fabricated from stainless steel and anchored by granite stone, the piano extends Batten and Kamp\u2019s renowned Steel and Stone series into the realm of music. The Steel and Stone Piano pivots between two modes: a horizontal \u2018playing mode\u2019 and a vertical \u2018monolith mode,\u2019 seamlessly transforming from instrument<\/a><\/strong> to sculpture<\/a><\/strong>. Precision-fabricated stainless steel<\/a><\/strong> meets raw granite<\/a><\/strong>, creating a dialogue between the engineered and the elemental.<\/p>\n

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all images courtesy of Batten and Kamp<\/a><\/p>\n

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piano articulates between functional and sculptural states<\/p>\n

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The concept originated when digital artist<\/a><\/strong> Henry Chu approached Batten and Kamp with an idea for a keyboard that articulates between functional and sculptural states. The creative duo<\/a><\/strong> of Batten and Kamp worked closely with local Hong Kong fabricators and a German electric piano supplier to realize the piece. Although meticulously engineered, the piano remains deeply rooted in Batten and Kamp\u2019s core influences: minimalism, brutalism, and science fiction. After debuting at Art Basel Hong Kong and gaining viral attention, a re-engineered second version was created. V2 features a hidden hinge mechanism, a minimal USB interface, and an integrated foot pedal lead. This limited edition consists of 8 pieces, plus 4 artist proofs. The first edition has already been acquired by one of the world\u2019s most renowned musicians for their private collection.<\/p>\n

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sculpture meets musical instrument in Steel and Stone Piano V2<\/p>\n

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fabricated from stainless steel and anchored by solid granite<\/p>\n

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the piano is a dialogue between the engineered and the elemental<\/p>\n

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the piano pivots between two modes: a horizontal \u2018playing mode\u2019 and a vertical \u2018monolith mode\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Batten and Kamp x Henry Chu craft Steel and Stone Piano V2 \u00a0 Batten and Kamp, in collaboration…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329848,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[4021,4020,4022,77,56621,118657,11102,10200,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-329847","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-design","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-marble-and-stone-design","13":"tag-musical-instruments","14":"tag-sculpture","15":"tag-steel-architecture-and-design","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114997352878849154","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}