On November 11, 2025, the sound sculpture 1110 finally opened on Klosterøya in Skien — a permanent and publicly accessible venue for sound art, music, and composed works.

Every day, year-round, 1110 will play newly composed and historical works by artists and composers, and it will also function as a presentation venue for students in the music program at Skien Upper Secondary School.

1110 is equipped with 24 loudspeakers arranged in a circular surround-sound system. In this way, the sound reaches the audience from all directions, creating a spatial listening experience.

The architecture is by Dagur Eggertsson (Rintala Eggertsson Architects). He has taken a strong interest in the island’s history and has chosen to design the structure with references to the cloister arcades of the former monastery, where the columns serve as solid anchor points for the loudspeakers and the sonic image. The name 1110 refers to the probable year of the establishment of the nunnery on Klosterøya, while the numbers also evoke associations with the binary number system underlying all digital data processing on which the sculpture depends.

1110 is the result of eight years of development, waiting, and planning.

In 2017, artist Eirin Støen was invited to create a temporary and relational work for the opening of Skien Upper Secondary School. 1110 is the outcome of the collaboration Støen initiated with Tom-Erik Lønnerød, head of Spriten Kunsthall; musician and teacher Jon Øystein Rosland; and department head Ivar Fiane at Skien Upper Secondary School. The technical director is composer and teacher Martin Torvik Langerød.

1110 has been established with support from Steinar Moe Eiendom, Telemark County Municipality, KORO, Arts Council Norway, the Klosterøya Fund, the Telemark Savings Bank Foundation, and the Municipality of Skien.

The thorough work invested in creating this field of possibilities has been developed in dialogue with Notam (Norwegian Centre for Technology, Art and Music) and has further led to collaboration and content development curated by Lars Mørch Finborud.

The sound is perceived locally inside 1110, but appears in the immediate area. The music is played when there is daylight. A work is usually played for 2 - 6 weeks.