Kris Martin, a 38 year old Belgian contemporary artist, has been scouring the continent for church bells of epic proportions. The search included a SalvoWEB wanted ad which threw up a few contenders. Unfortunately none of them were quite big enough. Hayley Embleton from the White Cube gallery in Hoxton Square, London says "We are looking for a bell, bronze preferably, with a minimum diameter of 40 inches."
 
Martin has produced two other artworks that include bells. 'For Whom' is a 14ft high steel frame that supports a huge old brass church bell with a diameter of 64 inches. "Whether by marking its passing or transcending the present Kris Martin's practice questions the notion of time and our desire to comprehend it. His diverse use of the readymade from the antique relic to the highly engineered or more ephemeral and immaterial interventions provoke a space for uncertainty, enquiry and existential reasoning."
 
For those with bells that might fit the bill, email Hayley on hayley(at)whitecube(dot)com preferable with dimensions and photographs.