{"id":3339,"date":"2026-07-10T01:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaljonen.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=3339"},"modified":"2026-07-11T01:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:26:23","slug":"twilight-of-the-idols-eng","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kaljonen.com\/wordpress\/twilight-of-the-idols-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"Twilight of the Idols (EN)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"content\" class=\"twilight-page\" lang=\"en\" style=\"margin-top:-80px !important;\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"hero-image\" style=\"margin:0 0 45px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n      src=\"https:\/\/kaljonen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hav_Amanda-scaled.jpg\"\n      alt=\"Close-up of the Havis Amanda statue. A contact microphone is attached to the statue\u2019s cheek with blue tape to record its structural resonance. Helsinki Market Square is visible in the background on a rainy day.\"><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<h1>Twilight of the Idols<\/h1>\n<p>10 July \u2013 10 August 2026<\/p>\n<p>\n    The Finnish Civic Museum<br \/>\n    Helsinki Central Railway Station, West Wing\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"language-link\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/kaljonen.com\/wordpress\/twilight-of-the-idols\/\" lang=\"fi\">Suomeksi<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<h2>Statue playback schedule<\/h2>\n<p>Every hour<\/p>\n<div class=\"schedule\">\n<div><time>XX:00<\/time>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alexander II<\/div>\n<div><time>XX:08<\/time>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aleksis Kivi<\/div>\n<div><time>XX:16<\/time>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Havis Amanda<\/div>\n<div><time>XX:24<\/time>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;K. J. St\u00e5hlberg<\/div>\n<div><time>XX:32<\/time>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J. L. Runeberg<\/div>\n<div><time>XX:40<\/time>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Three Smiths<\/div>\n<div><time>XX:48<\/time>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mannerheim<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-space\"><\/div>\n<h2>The work<\/h2>\n<p><cite>Twilight of the Idols<\/cite> brings Helsinki\u2019s best-known statues to be experienced through sound. The work was realised by playing a tone corresponding to each sculpture\u2019s structural resonant frequency, causing the statues to vibrate. These vibrations were recorded from the surfaces of the sculptures using contact microphones and played back to the statues in a continuous feedback loop.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting sound work presents the individual sounds of the statues of Alexander II, Aleksis Kivi, Havis Amanda, K. J. St\u00e5hlberg, J. L. Runeberg, the Three Smiths and Mannerheim.<\/p>\n<p>The work was realised as part of a series of peer workshops for visually impaired participants organised by visual artist JP Kaljonen. 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