Hourly chime artwork aims to celebrate Sunderland
An artwork which changes every hour will be aiming to celebrate a city's identity and bring back memories of its past, the creators have said.
TL;DR
- The Culture House in Sunderland will feature an artwork called 'Timepiece' with 72 chimes.
- Each chime is a 50-second audio-visual collage made from archive film, photos, and audio.
- The chimes will play on the hour, every hour, for a year, starting November 16th.
- The artwork celebrates various aspects of Sunderland's identity, including its history, landmarks, and industries.
- Artist Jeremy Bradfield collaborated with Ross Millard from The Futureheads for the original soundtrack.
- Archive material was sourced from various local institutions and archives.