British Turner prize-winning artist Martin Creed poses for a photograph at his east London studio on July 6, 2012. Church bells, bicycle bells, handbells, ship's bells, and even mobile phones will sound across Britain in a "cacophonous, amazing sound" to mark the start of the Olympics, artist Martin Creed told AFP. AFP PHOTO / CARL COURT
On 27th July 2012, Work No. 1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes by Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed, will be performed by thousands of people across the UK for the London 2012 Festival to celebrate the first day of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Anyone can take part by simply registering to ring a bell at www.allthebells.com. The time for the event has been confirmed as 08:12 and the event will be broadcast by the BBC to a potential live audience of over 10 million people across the UK on TV, radio and online – including BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Breakfast Show and BBC local radio stations.
This unique London 2012 Festival commission is the festival’s biggest community project and offers everyone in the UK the amazing opportunity to be part of a work by a Turner Prize-winning artist and London 2012’s history. Martin Creed has said: ‘It’s by people and for people. On the morning of the opening of the Games it’s a massive signal that something is happening.‘
Thousands of people have already registered and the performance has captured the imagination of many organisations, including The Royal Navy and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, The British Army, The RAF, The Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers, The National Theatre, The National Football Museum, The Sports Heritage Network, Discovering Places, Arts Council and Creative Scotland, The Churches Conservation Trust, The Handbell Ringers of Great Britain, The Mayor of London, The Archbishop of Westminster, Dame Evelyn Glennie, The British Federation of Youth Marching Band Organisations, Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh and many more.
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