'Surrounded by a forest of CDs” – that's how art organiser Wendy Pedersen explains what ‘A Chorus of Many Threads' will look like to visitors.

Umbrellas with CDs hanging beneath them will grace the high ceiling of The Incubator as part of the public interactive art installation.

Chorus of Many Threads taskforce members Janinne Bishop and Wendy Pedersen. Photo: Tracy Hardy

Volunteers have woven threads of wool or yarn onto old CDs, which will then be threaded underneath umbrellas.

Wendy, who is organising the project, says there's meaning behind every element of the installation.

'The CDs are talking about different cultures, because on every CD you have information and music, and it's all about bringing the community together into one large installation, and at the same time using recycling.

'The weaving will be individual, according to each person's creative persona, their creative vision.”

Wendy says they aim to get spotlights up, which will create a rainbow effect when the light hits the reflective back of the CDs.

'Once it's lit with spotlights it will pick up all the reflection off the CDs, so the rainbow colours and the reflections will be peeking out between in amongst weaving.”

Wendy says the project has seen a 'massive response” from the public, and she expects this to continue.

Wendy says even schools are getting involved. 'And we've got school groups, we had at least two or three people come in and take 60 or 70 CDs away for classes.”

Wendy wants the project to receive 5000 decorated CDs but expects to gain about 2000 from around the Bay of Plenty.

With creative donations such as weaved ‘piggies', sheep, and CDs adorned with rings and toys, Wendy says just about anything can be weaved onto the CDs.

'We've got CDs with children's toys, beads, buttons, chain, paperclips, feathers, lace, someone's put watches, jewellery…you know, anything that's not too heavy.”

The Incubator will have the CD's hung from the umbrellas from March 21-April 03.

This will be the best time to see the complete exhibition.

This is the third year The Incubator is running the public art installation in conjunction with Sustainable Backyards month.