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In October 2005, on the left bank of the river. Iset of the Sverdlovsk region a unique land art object appeared - a monument to a keyboard on a scale of 30:1. The author of the project, Yekaterinburg resident Anatoly Vyatkin, spent a month cutting keys out of concrete and another week installing them on the embankment hometown. The keyboard was installed in the QWERTY layout using special equipment: the weight of standard keys varied from 80 to 500 kg, and the space bar weighed no less than a car - 1.5 tons.
The finished installation gained unprecedented popularity among citizens and tourists, who adapted the design elements into benches for relaxation. Unfortunately, the keyboard did not escape the fate of the majority Russian monuments: vandals uprooted the F1, F2, F3 and Y keys from the ground and took them to an unknown direction, and put a logo on the Windows key Apple. In 2011, the monument was restored by enthusiasts. The collection of signatures in favor of including the installation in the list of culturally significant objects of the city and region has now been completed. The corresponding project has been sent to local authorities for consideration.
What to see
The concrete keyboard consists of 104 keys located at a distance of 15 cm from each other. Installation size 16x4 sq. m blended so organically into the surrounding landscape that the townspeople renamed nearby objects in a “computer key”: r. The iset turned into an I-network, and the rectangular stone building on the side of the monument began to be called the “system block.”
Enthusiasts are in favor of installing monuments to a computer mouse and modem next to the keyboard, but the matter has not yet gone further than planning.
The keyboard monument has become so firmly ingrained in the everyday life of the townspeople that no one will remember when and at whose instigation the famous “Keyboard Subbotniks” began to be held near it throughout Yekaterinburg - events for painting and cleaning keys, accompanied by various competitions such as throwing non-working computer mice and lifting bundles of hard drives weighing several kg.
On ordinary days, tourists crowd around the keyboard: according to local belief, those who can “type” their innermost desire on it by jumping on the keys will certainly find what they want. This is not as easy to do as it seems, but there is no end to those who want to try their luck. According to another belief, those who “press” the Cntr, Alt and Delete keys in succession will “reboot” life and open a new, happy page in it. If this turns out to be beyond the power of someone, you can simply press Delete - and remove from life everything that is unnecessary and outdated. Whether this is true or not is difficult to judge, however, townspeople are no longer surprised when they notice a man jumping on the keys - another seeker of happiness.
Practical information
The monument was erected in Yekaterinburg, opposite the street. Gorky, between houses 14a and 28a. You can get to it by bus No. 19 or trolleybuses No. 1, 5, 6, 9, 11, 15 (stop “Federation of Trade Unions”).
The Keyboard Monument in Yekaterinburg is the most original and unusual landmark of the city. The composition is dedicated to one of man's great inventions - a device for entering information known as a keyboard. The monument to the keyboard is the first sculpture realized in Yekaterinburg, made in the style of land art. It is located on the left bank of the Iset River, on the site between two streets Kuibyshev and Malysheva.
The monument to the keyboard appeared in October 2005. The idea of creating such an original composition belongs to the artist Anatoly Vyatkin. The curators of the project were N. Allahverdieva and A. Sergeev. The Atomstroykompleks company was chosen as the contractor.
The Yekaterinburg Keyboard Monument is an exact concrete copy of a computer keyboard, made on a scale of 1:30, consisting of 104 concrete keys arranged in a QWERTY layout. The placement of the concrete keys matches a standard keyboard. The keys are mounted in recesses, the interval between which is about 15 cm. The weight of some of these keys reaches 500 kg. The total area of the project is 64 sq.m.
The monument immediately fell in love with local residents. Quite often, city residents use the “keys” as benches or a background for photo shoots, and the house that is located nearby is nicknamed the “system unit.” The concrete “buttons” were repeatedly stolen, which is why the sculpture had to be repaired.
Soon after the opening of the monument to the keyboard, its own beliefs and signs arose around it. They say that if you type your wish on this keyboard, jumping from letter to letter, and then put both feet on the “Enter” key, your wish will definitely come true. However, this will not be as easy as it seems at first glance, since the scale of the keyboard is quite impressive. Culturologists see in this monument a symbolic combination of Asian and European values.
Currently, the keyboard monument in Yekaterinburg does not have the official status of a monument, but Yekaterinburg residents really hope that it will soon be included in the list cultural values cities.
The giant keyboard was created in 2005 in Yekaterinburg, as an example of a special project for the city festival" Long stories Yekaterinburg." The curators of the project were Arseny Sergeev and Nailya Allahverdieva, who presented this conceptual solution to the jury and the public. The author of the project and the executor was Anatoly Vyatkin. The Atomstroykompleks company was involved as a contractor.
What is curious, despite the high popularity original idea and the implementation of the project among local residents and guests of Yekaterinburg, it never acquired the status of an official monument or landmark. In fact, the composition, not recognized by municipal authorities, was nevertheless included in the register of the most popular and recommended places in the city by many guidebooks.
It was from the keyboard that at the beginning of 2011 the drawing of the “Red Line” on the asphalt began, which passed through 32 main attractions of the central part of Yekaterinburg. The monument is an exact concrete copy of a computer keyboard on a scale of 1:30. The composition consists of 104 closely spaced keys made of concrete and laid out in a QWERTY layout. The weight of individual keys reaches 500 kg. They are mounted in recesses at intervals of up to 15 cm. The total area of the project reaches 64 m2. The base of the concrete keys follows symbols and letters from the alphabet, and the layout is the same as on a standard keyboard.
“Monument to the Keyboard” was installed on the second tier of the Iset River embankment, from Gogol Street. The monument consists of 86 keys, each weighing about 80 kg (the space key weighs half a ton).
The sculptor had to do almost all the work, which was done by hand, in the pouring rain, which, however, did not hinder him too much. The keyboard symbolizes the unification of communications between Europe and Asia. The material chosen to implement the plan is “vandal-resistant” concrete. The sculpture had to be installed using special equipment. Now city residents and tourists do not sit on the lawns, as before, but sit comfortably on concrete keys.
The key surface is flat with alphabet and function symbols arranged in the same order as standard keyboards.
The concrete “Keyboard” can be considered simultaneously both as a fetish of the computer era and as an industrial “rock garden”, a large-scale environmental experiment that forms a new communication environment on the territory of the city embankment of Yekaterinburg. Each button on the concrete keyboard is also a makeshift bench. The monument has become a cultural landmark of the city’s modern image and a new “brand”.
A positive response to the project is observed among all segments of the city's population. Monitoring the reaction of passers-by on the embankment showed that in 80% of cases the reaction of passers-by is enthusiastic, in other cases it is interested. Residents of the city are proud of the implementation of such a project on the territory of the city, in which they are primarily attracted by the non-standard implementation and modernity of the image.
Until June 2011, several keys from the monument were stolen (keys F1, F2, F3, Y), and the Windows key was damaged Apple logo.
Professor Niklaus Wirth, inventor of the Pascal language, who visited Yekaterinburg, expressed a desire to visit the project even at the installation stage.
The monument influenced the symbolic reinterpretation of the entire surrounding space and a sharp increase in its creativity. An ancient stone house located nearby is now called the "system block". The main city river Iset is now written on Internet forums as “I-network”, and next to the “Keyboard” it is proposed to place a monument to the modem. Residents of Yekaterinburg fantasize about the possible placement of a monument to the Monitor and the computer Mouse.
Monument with restored keys in August 2011
The project has been submitted to a competition for the status of one of the seven wonders of Russia.
In 2011, according to the results of online voting, the monument entered the “top 10” of the most popular attractions in Yekaterinburg.
There is a legend that if you press Ctrl+Alt+Del, the whole world will reboot.
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Monument to Klava |
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| City | Ekaterinburg |
| Author of the project | Anatoly Vyatkin |
| Builder | "Atomstroykompleks" |
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Description
In the center of Yekaterinburg, on the embankment of the Iset River, there is a “monument to Klava” - a concrete monument that reproduces a computer keyboard on a scale of 30:1. This is the largest computer keyboard in the world. The monument consists of 86 keys, weighing from 100 to 500 kg, made of concrete. The keys are located in recesses, with an interval of 15 cm. The total area of the project is 16 x 4 sq.m. The surface of the keys is flat with raised alphabet and function symbols, arranged in the same order as on a regular computer keyboard. The project was made in 2005 by the Ural artist Anatoly Vyatkin as part of the Long Stories of Yekaterinburg 3 festival.
Story
From a historical point of view, the computer entered our lives relatively recently. And the monument to the keyboard in Yekaterinburg is especially young, its opening took place on October 5, 2005. The creation of Ekaterinburg artist Anatoly Vyatkin is installed on the second tier of the Iset River embankment, from Gogol Street. 86 concrete keys weighing about 80 kilograms each (but the “space” key weighs as much as half a ton) are placed in the same order as standard (qwerty) keyboards.
The installation of the monument took place as part of the Ural Urban campaign “Long Stories of Yekaterinburg”. According to the organizers of this festival, the townspeople reacted positively to the appearance of the monument. People constantly come to the embankment to take unique photos sculptural composition. Young children are very happy, they happily jump on the “letters”, and parents say that you can learn the alphabet here.
In 2011, the Perm Museum contemporary art PERMM suggested moving the keyboard to Perm because it was not being taken care of properly in Yekaterinburg. Then it was missing several keys, and instead of the Windows logo, someone drew the Apple logo. The keyboard was repaired by the initiative group, and it remained in Yekaterinburg. Since then, cleanup work has been regularly held, during which the keys are painted and restored if necessary.
Residents of the Urals believe that the concrete keyboard can be considered as “an experiment that forms a new communication environment on the territory of the city embankment.” The new monument quickly began to influence the entire surrounding area. The old stone house located nearby is now called the “system block”. But for several centuries now, the main city river Iset, the meaning of its name has long been lost to modern residents, thanks to the activity of forums regarding the appearance of the “Stone Clava”, is now written as “Iset”. There are also ideas to place monuments to the modem nearby, as well as to immortalize a computer mouse in the monument.
The project cleverly combines the values of Western and Eastern civilizations. This is not only a monument to an object of mass consumption, embodying a certain stage in the development of Western technological culture, but also a landscape composition that reproduces the tradition of the eastern rock garden. Thus, the Ekaterinburg keyboard is quite suitable for the territory where the border between Europe and Asia passes.
Where is the keyboard monument?
- Location of the monument: Yekaterenburg
Date of opening of the monument: October 5, 2005
Material from which the monument is made: Concrete
Description of the external monument: The surface of the keys is flat with raised alphabet and function symbols, placed in the same order as on a regular computer keyboard
Dimensions: Width 4 m, length 16 m
Author of the monument project: Anatoly Vyatkin - Keyboard Monument
Location of the monument. Ekaterinburg
Date of opening of the monument: October 5, 2005
Material from which the monument is made: Concrete
Description of appearanceThe monument consists of 86 keysDimensions The total area of the project is 16x4 sq. m.
length 16m (52ft) width 4m (13ft)
Author of the monument project: Anatoly Vyatkin - http://turism.ws/ - Here is the most relevant information.
- From a historical point of view, the computer entered our lives relatively recently. And the monument to the keyboard in Yekaterinburg is especially young, its opening took place on October 5, 2005. The creation of Ekaterinburg artist Anatoly Vyatkin is installed on the second tier of the Iset River embankment, from Gogol Street. 86 concrete keys weighing about 80 kilograms each (but the “space” key weighs as much as half a ton) are placed in the same order as standard (qwerty) keyboards.
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- The monument to the keyboard of Anatoly Vyatkin is the first land art sculpture in Yekaterinburg, located on the second tier of the embankment of the river I Seti, from the side of Gogol Street.
A flat area was chosen for the monument, adjacent to the stairs of a historical building located on the embankment. The monument consists of 86 keys, weighing from 100 to 500 kg, made of concrete.
The keys are located in recesses, with an interval of 15 cm. The total area of the project is 16 x 4 square meters. m. The surface of the keys is flat with raised symbols of the alphabet and functional symbols, placed in the same order as on a regular computer keyboard.
The Concrete Keyboard can be considered as a fetish of the computer era and as a kind of rock garden, a large-scale environmental experiment that forms a new communication environment on the territory of the city embankment. Each button of the concrete keyboard is an improvised bench on which passers-by sit.
The Keyboard Monument is the first monument in the city that fits not only into the local, but also into the international context. Computer keyboard an international symbol of communication between people all over the world and an object without which the existence of modern humanity is unthinkable.
The monument influenced the symbolic reinterpretation of the entire surrounding space and a sharp increase in its creativity. The old stone house located nearby is now called the system block.
The main city river ISET, which has existed for several centuries - the meaning of the name has already been lost for modern residents, thanks to the activity of forums regarding the discovery of the keyboard, is now written as Iset, where it is proposed to place a monument to the modem. Passers-by constantly fantasize about the possible placement of a monument to the Monitor and the computer Mouse.
