Bells ring on the High Line
A bell in Herald Square recorded for the project, courtesy the artist and Creative Time.
Artist Stephen Vitiello‘s multi-channel sound installation A Bell For Every Minute is a site-specific sound installation on the High Line, in the semi-enclosed passage that runs between West 13th and 14th Streets. It opened to the public yesterday, June 23rd. Visitors who walk through the passage will hear the sound of bells that were recorded all over New York City and other locations.
Sounds range from the iconic rings of the New York Stock Exchange bell, the historic Dreamland bell days after it was discovered in the water off Coney Island, the United Nation’s Peace Bell and neighborhood church bells. During park hours an individual bell will ring each minute from speakers placed throughout the tunnel, the overtones fading out as the next bell begins. A chorus of the selected bells will play at the top of each hour. 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.
The work is presented by the Friends of the High Line in partnership with public arts commissioning organization Creative Time and the Department of Parks & Recreation. It will be operating during park hours until September 9th.
