Talking Statues
Talking Statues is a project that was created in 2013 by documentary filmmaker David Peter Fox,[1] who is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Inspired by the book, Sculptures in Copenhagen by Jens Peters Munk, Fox went on to provide a history and backstory for the figures represented by the statues. The project consists of prerecorded voice-overs that are matched to various statues found in public areas using QR codes.[2] The first talking statue was the statue of Hans Christian Andersen in the King's Garden in Copenhagen[1] and, later, talking statues were created for public areas in cities such as Helsinki, New York, London, San Diego, Chicago, Vilnius, Parma, Dublin, Berlin, and Manchester.
The City of Copenhagen funded the initial project, and the monologues were written by film director Carsten Rudolf in collaboration with David Peter Fox. Actor Jens Jacob Tychsen spoke the monologues.
List of statues
Copenhagen
Image | Statue | Location | Author | Actor(s) |
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Hans Christian Andersen | King's Garden | Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox | Jens Jacob Tychsen | |
N. F. S. Grundtvig | Vartov Yard | Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox | Jens Jacob Tychsen | |
Søren Kierkegaard | Royal Library Garden | Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox | Jens Jacob Tychsen | |
Ludvig Holberg | The Royal Theater, Copenhagen | Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox | Jens Jacob Tychsen | |
Adam Oehlenschläger | The Royal Theater, Copenhagen | Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox | Jens Jacob Tychsen | |
Frederik V | Amalienborg Palace Square | Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox | Jens Jacob Tychsen | |
Christian IV | Øster Voldgade, Copenhagen | Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox | Jens Jacob Tychsen | |
Tycho Brahe | Copenhagen Observatorium | Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox | Jens Jacob Tychsen | |
Hans Christian Andersen | City Town Hall, Copenhagen | Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox | Jens Jacob Tychsen | |
Hans Christian Ørsted | Ørstedsparken, Copenhagen | Carsten Rudolf / David Peter Fox | Jens Jacob Tychsen |
London
Manchester
Image | Statue | Location | Author | Actor(s) |
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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 |
New York
Image | Statue | Location | Author | Actor(s) |
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Joan of Arc | Riverside Drive | Marc Acito | Ingrid Raison | |
Robert Burns | Central Park | Wendy MacLeod | Andrew Barret | |
Harriet Tubman | Harlem | Terry McMillan | Patti Richards | |
William Shakespeare | Central Park | Marc Acito | Michael Perrie Jr | |
Lincoln | New-York Historical Society | Pete Simpson | ||
Frederick Douglass | New York-Historical Society | Terry McMillan | Robert Lacy Jr | |
George Washington | Federal Hall | Wendy MacLeod | Bart Shatto | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Central Park | Wendy MacLeod | Bruce Kramer | |
George Washington | Brooklyn | Wendy MacLeod | Bart Shatto | |
Hans Christian Andersen | Central Park | Kim Fupz Aakeson | Mads Mikkelsen | |
John Ericsson | Battery Park | Marc Acito | David Dencik | |
Gertrude Stein | Bryant Park | Marc Acito | Stacey Lightman | |
Antonín Dvořák | Stuyvesant Square Park | Marc Acito | Jan Triska | |
Giovanni da Verrazzano | Battery Park | Joe Giordano | Roberto Ragone | |
Abraham Lincoln | Union Square | Pete Simpson | ||
Gandhi | Union Square | Thrity Umrigar | ||
Peter Stuyvesant | Stuyvesant Square | Christine Otten | Michael Wouters | |
George Washington | Union Square | Wendy MacLeod | Bart Shatto | |
Confucius | Confucius Plaza | Jean Kwok | Geoff Lee | |
Balto | Central Park | Wendy MacLeod | Jakob Oftebro |
Dublin
Image | Statue | Location | Author | Actor(s) |
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James Joyce | Earl Street North | Roddy Doyle | Gabriel Byrne | |
James Connolly | Beresford Place | Brendan O'Carroll | Brendan O'Carroll | |
James Larkin | O'Connell Street | Enda Walsh | Stephen Rea | |
O'Connell Monument | O'Connell Street | Paula Meehan | Ruth Negga | |
Wolfe Tone | St Stephen's Green | Patrick McCabe | Brendan Gleeson | |
Oscar Wilde | Merrion Square North | John Banville | Andrew Scott | |
Meeting Place | Liffey Street Lower | Rachel Kilfeather | Brenda Fricker | |
George Bernard Shaw | Merrion Square West | Arthur Mathews | Stephen Brennan | |
Molly Malone | Suffolk Street | Michaela Mcmahon | Maria Doyle Kennedy | |
George Salmon | Trinity College Dublin, College Green | Joe Duffy | Joe Duffy |
References
- ^ a b "'Talking Statues' project brings NYC history to life with a new smartphone app | 6sqft". Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Thometz, Kristen (12 August 2016). "Chicago's Talking Statues Project Extended for Another Year". WTTW News. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
External links
- Official site
- 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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