Untuned Bell (Honnørbrygga, Oslo)
2020
Sound Installation with bronze bell, steel columns and Cry Baby Pedal on concrete block
20 x 30 x 20 m
Produsert av (produced by) KORO Public Art Norway
Støttet av (funded by) Oslo kommune: Kulturetaten
Samarbeidspartnere (partners) Oslo kommune: Oslo rådhus - Bymiljøetaten - Oslo Havn KF
Klokken eies av (the bell is owned by) Olsen Nauen klokkestøperi
komponist (composer) Rolf Wallin
Produsent (producer) Bo Krister Wallström, KORO
Kurator (curator) Kristine Jærn Pilgaard
Photos: KORO/Alette Schei Rørvik
This 1.4-ton bell (anno 1949) was removed from the bell tower of Oslo City Hall because it was no longer in tune with the other 48 bells. The artist found the bell lying silent on the ground and restored its voice. From its new home on Radhusplassen, here outside the City Hall, the bell can once again interact with the bells in the tower. By putting your foot down on the Cry Baby pedal, you can activate the untuned bell. Inaugurated at Honn0rbrygga on 22 August 2020.
Untuned Bell (Tullinløkka, Oslo)
2009
Sound Installation with bronze bell, steel columns and Cry Baby Pedal on concrete block
20 x 30 x 20 m
The Bell, a D sharp, 1.4 ton, was removed from the carillion in Oslo Town Hall before the last turn of the century as it was out of tune with the remaining 48 bells. Since then, the Untuned Bell sat mute on the ground in Nauen Bell Foundry. The artist, brought the bell back. This time on its own, a kilometer away from the other bells in the Town Hall.
The composer Rolf Wallin made a composition which developed over a week from the bells in the town hall . It was performed by carillioneur Vegar Sandholt, as well as transmitted on national radio.