Sound sculpture
- Artist
- Paul Boesch
- Year
- 1960
- Material
- Metal plates tuned as a glockenspiel. Scenes from the New Testament.
- Location
- Bethlehem Reformed Church, Eymattstrasse 2B, 3027 Bern, entrance
Background
“Klangskulptur” by Paul Boesch, made in 1960, consists of metal plates tuned like a glockenspiel and showing scenes from the New Testament; it is located at the entrance of the Reformed Church Bethlehem, Eymattstrasse 2B, in Bern. Boesch (1889–1969) worked as an artist, graphic artist and illustrator and came from Fribourg. His main focus included stained glass and church windows. No further documented details about this particular sculpture are available yet.
Researched and summarised by Bärn Kit. Sources: Kultur Stadt Bern, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (offene Daten) · Wikipedia: Paul Boesch (Künstler)
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