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New Sound Piece by Artist Stephen Vitiello, Coming This Summer
A bell in Herald Square recorded for A Bell for Every Minute
We're excited to announce our second major collaboration with Creative Time and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, following the success of Spencer Finch's The River That Flows Both Ways. This summer, artist Stephen Vitiello will debut a multi-channel sound installation entitled A Bell For Every Minute, in the High Line's 14th Street Passage.
For the piece, Vitiello has recorded bells all over New York City and beyond. Sounds range from the iconic rings of the New York Stock Exchange bell, the historic Dreamland bell (recorded days after it was discovered in the water off Coney Island), the United Nations' Peace Bell, and more everyday and personal sounds of bike bells, diner bells, and neighborhood church bells.
During park hours an individual bell will ring each minute from speakers placed throughout the tunnel space where it will be installed, the overtones fading out as the next bell begins. A chorus of the selected bells will play at the top of each hour, filling the space. The sounds will be represented on a physical sound map that identifies the location of each bell, allowing the listener to follow the geographic journey of the recordings.
Read more about the piece and Vitiello's work
This installation is made possible by a generous grant from The Rockefeller Foundation's New York City Cultural Innovation Fund. Additional funding has been provided by Vital Projects Fund, Inc.
