Klockspelet

In the central park of Gothenburg, Sweden, on an 18 × 18 meter area, you will find The Clockwork, a sound and light installation that awakens every hour. Between sunset and midnight, it not only plays by itself but also invites visitors to connect with it and play.

As the city’s great clock during the darkest months of the year, it brings light and energy to its surroundings and encourages you to pause for a moment and reflect on time and life.

Throughout the day and night, each passing hour is marked, an audible heartbeat for the hour that has passed. When darkness falls, until midnight, the experience intensifies every 10 minutes: the light grows, the sound builds, and the work offers a small spectacle.

Klockspelet is made as a collaboration by Jens Thoms Ivarsson, Stadsmiljöförvaltningen Göteborg and Jimmy Herdberg and the Kokokaka Team.

Interact with the artwork

From sunset until midnight, you can interact with Klockspelet by drawing light and sound through your phone. No app is needed, it is only to scan a QR code to participate.

Inside the clock

At the center of the installation is a container to which all the lights are connected. On top of it, two speakers are installed. Inside, you find the heart of the installation: a computer playing the synth in sync with the lights. When what you see and what you hear align, the installation truly comes to life.

Klockspelet is a collaboration by Jens Thoms Ivarsson, Stadsmiljöförvaltningen Göteborg, and Jimmy Herdberg with the Kokokaka Team.