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Talking Statues in Copenhagen
Talking StatuesImagine Statues could talk

The project Talking statues gives the opportunity to some of the most prestigious cultural figures from the Danish history to tell their own history to the passersby in Copenhagen and to many tourists visitors www.talkingstatues.com

What kind of history would the sculptures be able to tell if they could? With the new modern animation technique there is a completely unique opportunity for a new form of dissemination of the Danish heritage in urban space through spectacular live demonstrations: The sculptures get eyes, their eyes flashes while their lips tell their own stories with accurate human voice. In other words, Copenhagen statues are engaged in the new fantasy of the 21st century mind and imagination, namely, to make possible the impossible through the latest technology!

Since september 13th 2013, Copenhagen has made statues come alive - what may have appeared, until now, a mere vision of the past, a simulacrum. The 10 first statues in Copenhagen are now talking telling their stories with accurate voice, connecting through powerful images past to present, and erasing the span of time between them for a moment. You will be able to head H. C Andsensen talk, The philosopher Søren Kirkegaard, the Danish physicist Niels Bohr, the founder of Copenhagen Bishop Asablon (1167) and many tothers. The dicover of electromagnetism Hans Christian Ørsted (1820) and others

The power of technology and the spark of imagination of one of the most gifted Danish producer, David Fox from the film company True Stories, with the support of Copenhagen Commune, now offers to Danish community the incredible opportunity to know its own history in a new way, from its very protagonists, until now, silent sculptures, spread around the city, in public places, in gardens, on the streets. The passer-by, both Danish as well as the tourists, will have the chance to witness the spectacular transformation of artistic anthropomorphic objects metamorphosed back in their own primary models: art becomes once again its prototype, but in a new shape – simulacra of own time.

How it works Download the app by scanning the QR code on the statues in Copenhagen. You need to have a scan app on your smartphone, which you can download for free. Each statue has a QR code placed on its base. When you scan its QR Code the statue will start talking to you directly on your phone. The statues speak Danish or English and your smartphone settings determine which language the statues will be speaking. You can see the APP on www.talkingstatues.mobi

Find the first 10 Talking Statues in Copenhagen

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) Copenhagen City Hall Square

NFS Grundtvig (1783-1872) Vartov Gård

Frederik 5. (1723-1766) Amalienborg Palace

Ludvig Holberg (1684-1754) The Royal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv

Adam Oehlenschläger (1779-1850) The Royal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv

Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) Royal Library Garden

Christian 4th (1577-1648) Øster Voldgade 15

Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) Øster Voldgade 3

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) Kings Garden

H. C. Ørsted (1777-1851) Ørstedsparken