Jannis Kounellis First exhibited in a palace in Italy, this sculpture was originally placed in a room overlooking a Romanesque cathedral. Although the bells are tilted at slight angles and appear as though about to chime, Kounellis has fixed them in place using tightly knotted ropes. Silenced, and suggesting a potent mix of weight and gravity, the bells bring to mind the anticipation and solemnity of religious ceremonies. Medium Bronze bells, rope, wooden beamsSize Each beam: 75.00 cm; weight (each): 100kg.National Galleries of Scotland and Tate

Jannis Kounellis

First exhibited in a palace in Italy, this sculpture was originally placed in a room overlooking a Romanesque cathedral. Although the bells are tilted at slight angles and appear as though about to chime, Kounellis has fixed them in place using tightly knotted ropes. Silenced, and suggesting a potent mix of weight and gravity, the bells bring to mind the anticipation and solemnity of religious ceremonies.

Medium Bronze bells, rope, wooden beams
Size Each beam: 75.00 cm; weight (each): 100kg.
National Galleries of Scotland and Tate

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