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 /

David Peter Fox

Jens-Jacob Thygesen
Priest NFS Grundtvig (1783–1872) Vartov Yard Carsten Rudolf /

David Peter Fox

Jens-Jacob Thygesen
Philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Royal Library Garden Carsten Rudolf /

David Peter Fox

Jens-Jacob Thygesen
Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754) The Royal Theater

Copenhagen

Carsten Rudolf /

David Peter Fox

Jens-Jacob Thygesen
Poet Adam Oehlenschläger (1779–1850) The Royal Theater

Copenhagen

Carsten Rudolf /

David Peter Fox

Jens-Jacob Thygesen
King Frederik V. (1723–1766) Amalienborg Palace

Square

Carsten Rudolf /

David Peter Fox

Jens-Jacob Thygesen
King Christian 4. (1577–1648) Øster Voldgade,

Copenhagen

Carsten Rudolf /

David Peter Fox

Jens-Jacob Thygesen
Astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) Copenhagen

Observatorium

Carsten Rudolf /

David Peter Fox

Jens-Jacob Thygesen
Poet H.C.Andersen (1805–1875) City Town Hall,

Copenhagen

Carsten Rudolf /

David Peter Fox

Jens-Jacob Thygesen
Physicist H.C. Ørsted (1777–1851) Ørstedparken,

Copenhagen

Carsten Rudolf /

David Peter Fox

Jens-Jacob Thygesen

'Talking Statues 2014 project providing audio tracks for 35 statues in London and Manchester.

List of statues

London

Image Statue Location Author Actor(s)
Peter Pan Kensington Gardens Ella Hickson Daniel Roche
Queen Victoria Blackfriars Bridge Elizabeth Day Prunella Scales
Dick Whittington’s Cat Highgate Hill Helen Lederer Helen Lederer
Hugh Myddleton Islington Green Tom Basden Jonny Sweet
The Broad Family Broadgate, City of London Lucy Caldwell Maisie Williams
The Goat Spitalfields Market Hugh Dennis Hugh Dennis
Eye I Bishopsgate Sara Pascoe Sara Pascoe
John Wilkes Fetter Lane, Holborn Jeremy Paxman Jeremy Paxman
Rowland Hill City of London Colette Hiller Alan Johnson, MP
Hodge the Cat Gough Square, Holborn Catherine Hiller Nicholas Parsons
Couple on Seat Cabot Square, Canary Wharf Nikesh Shukla Sanjeev Bhaskar / Meera Syal
Isaac Newton British Library Timberlake Wertenbaker Simon Russell Beale
Sherlock Holmes Baker Street station Anthony Horowitz Ed Stoppard
The Unknown Soldier Paddington station Tony Harrison Patrick Stewart
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Paddington station Rachel Wagstaff Hugh Bonneville
Ariel BBC Broadcasting House Robert Seatter Mathew Horne
Rush Hour Broadgate, City of London Clive Anderson Clive Anderson
Queen Victoria Kensington Palace Katrina Burnett Patricia Hodge
Achilles Hyde Park Corner Rachel Lenkiewicz Dominic West

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
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