Annunciation
This staircase is inside the Concertgebouw at Bruges, a concert hall that was completed in 2002 to coincide with the city's tenure as European Capital of Culture. The building was designed by Flemish architects Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem.
These suspended objects look like bells but in fact they were once loudspeakers. For further explanation I quote from the Concertgebouw's web site:
After the festival Brugge Centraal 2010, Czech artist Pavel Büchler donated his sound installation Annunciation to the city of Bruges. This installation consists of a series of loudspeakers that originally came from Prague’s Strahov Stadium, a huge stadium complex used for grand sports displays during Czechoslovakia’s communist era. Those loudspeakers are now housed in our stairwell, at the Balcony 2 level, next to Luc Tuymans’ Angel. The installation plays a buzzing sound, which can evoke the hum of insects or the cheering of a crowd. It is simultaneously a reference to the feelings that music and dance can arouse.
The Concertgebouw is a building I enjoyed very much, and for me the guided tour we had of it (for just three people) was possibly the highlight of our visit to Bruges. I found the interior especially memorable and photogenic, and came away with plenty of images, of which this is just one.
Friday 29th November 2019.
Annunciation
This staircase is inside the Concertgebouw at Bruges, a concert hall that was completed in 2002 to coincide with the city's tenure as European Capital of Culture. The building was designed by Flemish architects Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem.
These suspended objects look like bells but in fact they were once loudspeakers. For further explanation I quote from the Concertgebouw's web site:
After the festival Brugge Centraal 2010, Czech artist Pavel Büchler donated his sound installation Annunciation to the city of Bruges. This installation consists of a series of loudspeakers that originally came from Prague’s Strahov Stadium, a huge stadium complex used for grand sports displays during Czechoslovakia’s communist era. Those loudspeakers are now housed in our stairwell, at the Balcony 2 level, next to Luc Tuymans’ Angel. The installation plays a buzzing sound, which can evoke the hum of insects or the cheering of a crowd. It is simultaneously a reference to the feelings that music and dance can arouse.
The Concertgebouw is a building I enjoyed very much, and for me the guided tour we had of it (for just three people) was possibly the highlight of our visit to Bruges. I found the interior especially memorable and photogenic, and came away with plenty of images, of which this is just one.
Friday 29th November 2019.