Bristol-based property developer Urban Creation has made a £25,000 contribution to a new arts project involving 114 radios that will come to life as part of the city’s pioneering New Music festival.
The installation, Requiem for 114 Radios by artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, will be at the heart of this year’s international contemporary music weekend, Bristol New Music, which runs from Thursday to Sunday. 
Urban Creation director and entrepreneur Jonathan Brecknell said: “I am thrilled to be supporting this fantastic new art installation that embodies perfectly the creative and innovative spirit for which Bristol is so well-known.
“I am passionate about this vibrant city and its dynamic, cutting-edge arts and music scene, so it is hugely rewarding to be helping to support this exciting project.”
Requiem for 114 Radios project that will premier in Bristol on Thursday. Set within the depths of Colston Hall’s cellars, the installation involves 114 radios individually tuned to separate singing voices, static and unidentifiable noise, creating an ethereal choir singing Dies Irae which famously featured in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange and The Shining.
Normally closed to the public, the eerie experience offers a rare opportunity for visitors to access the cellars of the 1867-built venue prior to it closing for a two-year redevelopment project.
Urban Creation’s contribution is part of a package of community benefits linked to its £4.5m renovation project at Prince William & Matthew House – two long-empty office buildings in Colston Street.
The buildings will have 75 student bedrooms and communal space, as well as a cinema and gym. The site was sold by Urban Creation to Empiric last year. The work, which is being carried out by regional contractors Bray & Slaughter, is expected to be completed in the summer.
Requiem of 114 Radios was commissioned by public art producers Ginkgo Projects and Colston Hall for the Bristol New Music festival, which takes place at Colston Hall, St George’s and The Cube cinema.
Pictured above: Urban Creation’s Jonathan Brecknell flanked by artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard
