The last performance took place on June 18, the sculpture could be seen until September 29.
At the invitation of Public Art München, renowned Lithuanian artist, Venice Art Biennale Golden Lion winner Lina Lapelytė introduces Copper Lick, a project conceived specifically for Munich. Lapelytė invites the city to a collective auditory experience by creating a space for listening and performance – a weekly event that re-evaluates the gravity of church bells and the importance of the human voice.
Beginning on March 19 and continuing every Tuesday shortly after 5 pm, Lapelytė unveils her composition for Munich’s church bells, interweaving it with the singing human voices. This conversation of the grand and the fragile is framed by a specially-made parabolic stone sculpture, carved from a single 400 million-year-old limestone boulder found in Lithuania and designed together with Mantas Peteraitis architecture studio.
Over 90 days, Copper Lick transforms into a gathering point, a sonic amplifier, and a mirror reflecting the city’s acoustic identity.
Team
Artist: Lina Lapelytė // Architect: Mantas Peteraitis Architecture Studio // Production: Sara Mack freispiel Kulturagentur // Assistance Munich: Nora Giersiepen // Communication: Claudia Illi, Valentina Toso // Research Assistants: Agnė Kuprytė, Ieva Gudaitytė, Povilas Gumbis, Liam Murtaugh, Sandra Senavaitytė
Participating Churches
Münchner Dom // St. Lukas // St. Maximilian // St. Nikolai am Gasteig // Loretokapelle am Gasteig // St. Johann Baptist
Bell Activators
Gerhard Kollmer, Markus Meyer, Johann Wunderer
Performers
Dagmar Aigner // Eléonore Barbara Bovet // Sándor a.k.a. Chukwu // Gülcan Durak // Fiona Grond // SUSN KOHL // Sofia Lainovic // Susanne Spahn // Svitlana Tsedik
Lina Lapelytė, born 1984 in Kaunas, Lithuania, lives and works in London and Vilnius.
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