Talking Statues
Talking Statues is a project that was started and invented by David Peter Fox in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013, where 10 statues started talking though modern technology via a smartphone. The statue of Hans Christian Andersen in King´s Garden in Copenhagen was the first talking statue in the world. Later the project was made in Helsinki, London, San Diego, Chicago, Vilnius and Berlin.
List of statues
Copenhagen
Image | Statue | Location | Author | Actor(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
H. C. Andersen (1805–1875) | King´s Garden | Carsten Rudolf / | Jens-Jacob Thygesen | |
Priest NFS Grundtvig (1783–1872) | Vartov Yard | Carsten Rudolf / | Jens-Jacob Thygesen | |
Philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) | Royal Library Garden | Carsten Rudolf / | Jens-Jacob Thygesen | |
Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754) | The Royal Theater
Copenhagen |
Carsten Rudolf / | Jens-Jacob Thygesen | |
Poet Adam Oehlenschläger (1779–1850) | The Royal Theater
Copenhagen |
Carsten Rudolf / | Jens-Jacob Thygesen | |
King Frederik V. (1723–1766) | Amalienborg Palace
Square |
Carsten Rudolf / | Jens-Jacob Thygesen | |
King Christian 4. (1577–1648) | Øster Voldgade,
Copenhagen |
Carsten Rudolf / | Jens-Jacob Thygesen | |
Astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) | Copenhagen
Observatorium |
Carsten Rudolf / | Jens-Jacob Thygesen | |
Poet H.C.Andersen (1805–1875) | City Town Hall,
Copenhagen |
Carsten Rudolf / | Jens-Jacob Thygesen | |
Physicist H.C. Ørsted (1777–1851) | Ørstedparken,
Copenhagen |
Carsten Rudolf / | Jens-Jacob Thygesen |
'Talking Statues 2014 project providing audio tracks for 35 statues in London and Manchester.
List of statues
London
Manchester
Image | Statue | Location | Author | Actor(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abraham Lincoln | Brazenoze Square | Gary Younge | Tom Conti | |
Reading Girl | Manchester Central Library | Jacqueline Wilson | Jenna Coleman | |
Alan Turing | Fairfield Street | Mark Ravenhill | Russell Tovey | |
LS Lowry | Sam's Chophouse | Kiran Benawara | David Neilson | |
John Barbirolli | Bridgewater Hall | Michael Kennedy | Timothy West | |
Queen Victoria | Piccadilly Gardens | Katrina Burnett | Prunella Scales |
External links
- http://www.talkingstatues.co.uk
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/10951461/Englands-historic-statues-start-talking.html
- http://londonist.com/2014/08/talking-statues-brings-london-monuments-to-life.php
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