Sonic Architecture at Cold War Museum Stevnsfort – An Extraordinary Underground Concert Walk with Ying-Hsueh Chen

The Stevnsfort Cold War Museum is located approximately 18 to 20 meters beneath the surface, carved directly into the limestone cliffs of Stevns Klint, and served as a key NATO command center. In this unique concert-walk, percussionist Ying-Hsueh Chen guides you to sonically explore the museum’s authentic Cold War-era military complex, including its long tunnels and machine rooms.

Here, nothing is ordinary—dripping water and the deep hum of massive dehumidifiers become "collaborators" in the performance. The space’s acoustics both absorb and challenge the percussion, transforming the so-called "noise" into music. Boundaries between instruments and environment dissolve, and sound and space emerge anew as time seems to stand still.

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Stevnsfort Koldkrigsmuseum ligger cirka 18 til 20 meter under overfladen, udhugget direkte i kalkstensklipperne ved Stevns Klint, og fungerede som et vigtigt NATO-kommandocenter. I denne unikke koncertvandring guider percussionisten Ying-Hsueh Chen dig til en lydmæssig udforskning af museets autentiske militære kompleks fra den kolde krig, inklusive de lange tunneler og maskinrum.

Her er intet almindeligt – dryppende vand og den dybe brummen fra massive affugtere bliver "medspillere" i forestillingen. Rummets akustik både absorberer og udfordrer percussionen og forvandler det såkaldte "støj" til musik. Grænserne mellem instrumenter og omgivelser opløses, og lyd og rum opstår på ny, mens tiden synes at stå stille.