A K DOLVEN - UNTUNED BELL

 
The bell suspended above Tullinløkka square was removed for Oslo City Hall because it was out of tune with the other 48 bells. Since then it has been mute on the ground. Now the bell is temporarily installed on Tullinløkka by artist A K Dolven. The 1,5 tonnes bell will sound again, when you step on the pedal available on the square.

Tullinløkka was once a central meeting place in Oslo, and was used for public gatherings and manifestations, among other things. Untuned Bell raises questions regarding deviation, normality and order. The project wants to reclaim Tullinløkkas history as a meeting place, thus initiating a discussion around the squares future. At the same time, important questions are raised concerning our common ownership and use of public space.

Adjacent to the work, a 12 metres long poster-wall will be raised,. Here people are given the possibility to voice their opinions, and draw attention to matters they find important, and relevant today. Untuned Bell calls each individual to make a sound for the untuned, and to voice their opinion about the general attitude towards deviation from norms that exist in our world.