two Peugeot station wagons, steel, chain, wire, wind, 2003

Peugeot is the oldest of the automobiles. Two mid-century Peugeots have been faced-off fifteen meters from each other, in the Nebraska prairie. The autos are joined by two high-tension wires, strung overhead between two steel armatures attached to the nose of each car.

If the weather is right, the wind can induce harmonic vibrations in the wires. If correct conditions prevail, the passing air will make the Peugeot Harp hummm.

The Peugeot Harp was created to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of Art Farm, Marquette, Nebraska, in August 2003. Jason Stevens has built other sculpture and married partner Leslie Raymond at Art Farm.

The Harp can play without human intervention. The piece creates its own schedule of anniversaries, at the event of each unpredictable performance.