sixty beats per minute

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Phil Coy, sixty beats per minute  
Exhibition dates: 02 May – 29 June 2025 (a two-month deep-listening sound installation)
Opening times: 12 – 5 pm Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
Launch event: 3 May 4 – 6pm
Closing performance event: 29 June 2025

Streaming analogue time 24/7 >> sixtybeatsperminute.info

In partnership with Art and Christianity St George’s is pleased to host artist Phil Coy’s new work, sixty beats per minute, transforming the nave of St George’s into a musical instrument and time machine. An array of microphones will amplify the Benjamin Vulliamy 1829 turret clock to form a multi-channel surround sound installation inside the church. The installation records and reverses time sequentially, creating a live feedback loop between digital and analogue time. Tuned to the resonant frequency of the architecture and matching the tempo of our heart at rest, sixty beats per minute uses a beat known to raise consciousness to create a deep listening experience that reflects on the physical experience of time.

Catch up with our interview on the Academy FM Saturday breakfast show

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  1. Would you have some of the following information about this Vulliamy clock:

    In particular, we hope you can help us with:

    • pictures of the clock mechanism
    • the date the clock was made
    • how many bells are attached to the clock mechanism, if any
    • how often the clock strikes per hour, if any
    • the number of wheels in the going train and the number of wheels in the striking train
    • the material from which the hands and dials have been made
    • the name of any conservators who have serviced the clock
    • and all other information that you find interesting and are willing to share with us.

    Please email trustees@clockregister.org.

    Many thanks.

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