Wake Me Up When It’s Done by Ella & Pitr, Stavanger, Norway
Wake me up
when it’s done
Ella & Pitr · Nuart 2015 · Pedersgata 9
Photo: Ian Cox, 4 September 2015
Two sleeping giants, two houses, one title. This one lasted less than five years: the house was torn down in spring 2020.
The pair
Photos: Ian Cox, September 2015. Nuart describes the pair as a male and a female giant. Which is which is our reading of the photos; no source says it in words.
4 things to know
- Two houses, one workNuart calls them a male and a female giant, “cramped and contorted” into two homes about 100 m apart. Nuart
- It was already on its way outIn June 2015 the developer notified neighbours of plans for a new building on the plot; by October the notice spelled out the demolition. Ella & Pitr painted the house that September, for Nuart. City records
- It’s in the city’s paperworkThe planning papers for the new building include a photo of the house with the giant on it. Plan appendix
- Nuart has the wrong addressNuart lists Pedersgata 12. The city’s records show the mural house was No. 9, across the street. City records
Where it was
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- Pedersgata 9, Stavanger, on the south side of the street near Nytorget.
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- Now: a new building at Pedersgata 9–11, completed in 2022 (certificate), with Fly Chicken on the ground floor.
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- The other half, the bearded man, is further west on Pedersgata. Last photographed standing in September 2023.
Sightings
- 2015Sep
Painted
- 2017Sep
Seen intact
- 2018Oct
Seen intact
- 2019May
On Street View
- 2019Jul
Last photo
- ✕May 2020
Demolished
- 2022Jun
New building
- 2023Sep
Other half still there
Every stamp links to the dated source.
On the record
Foto av bygg som er revet
“Pedersgata 9 er nå revet.”
“Pedersgata 9 has now been demolished.” The developer, reporting to the city.
Detaljregulering for Pedersgata 9
“Bygningen benyttes ikke i dag og står til forfall.”
“The building is not in use today and is decaying.”
Applicant’s statement
“På Pedersgata 9 står det et gammelt hus i dårlig forfatning. Dette søkes det rivetillatelse for.”
“On Pedersgata 9 stands an old house in poor condition. A demolition permit is being applied for.”
Storhaug Part 2
“cramped and contorted to fit within the wall space allotted to their bodies by the scale of the houses”
Husene Pedersgata 7-9-11
“…bygget sto siden og forfalt til det ikke lenger sto til å redde og ble revet i 2019”
“…the building then decayed until it could no longer be saved and was demolished in 2019.” The city’s records say 2020.
The facts
- Artist
- Ella & Pitr, French duo from Saint-Étienne Checked
- Title
- Wake Me Up When It’s Done, one title for both houses Checked
- Date
- September 2015, Nuart Festival Checked
- Address
- Pedersgata 9 (Nuart lists 12) Checked
- Which giant
- Probably the woman Unconfirmed
- Status
- Gone: demolished between 19 March and 18 May 2020 Checked
- Size
- Not published Unconfirmed
Help us finish this file
- Whether Nuart or the artists knew the house was due to be demolished.
- Whether the other half is still there in 2026, and its house number near Nytorget.
- Which giant is the woman. It follows from Nuart’s and Blocal’s descriptions, but no source ties her to this house.
- The size of the walls.
Know one of these, or have a dated photo? Leave a comment below.
Related
- On Street Art Utopia: Nuart Festival 2015 – In Stavanger, Norway (2015) and Let the World Wait (8 Photos) (2026).
- Same artists, same year: Eros, Quadrivio di Campagna, Italy.
All sources (14)
Festival
- Nuart on Google Arts & Culture: “Storhaug Part 2”. Title, diptych, male and female giants, patterns.
- Nuart on Google Arts & Culture: “Wake Me Up When it’s Done – Ella & Pitr”. September 2015. Gives the address as Pedersgata 12.
- Nuart Festival archive: “Ella & Pitr (FR)”, 2015. Artist bio and photos.
City of Stavanger building records (eInnsyn)
- Stavanger kommune: “Saksframlegg, detaljregulering Pedersgata 9”, 7 March 2018. The 1866 house, unused and decaying. PDF, in Norwegian.
- Alliance Arkitekter, filed with Stavanger kommune: “Plan 2651P: illustrasjoner, snitt, foto”, 2017 (filed 2018). Includes a photo of the mural house. PDF.
- Alliance Arkitekter for Pedersgata 9-13 AS: “Applicant’s statement”, 26 June 2015, revised 4 January 2016. Neighbour notices of 8 June and 26 October 2015. PDF, in Norwegian.
- Stavanger kommune: “Igangsettingstillatelse for riving”, 19 March 2020. Start permit for demolition. PDF.
- Stavanger kommune: “Foto av bygg som er revet”, 18–19 May 2020. Developer reports the house demolished. PDF.
- Stavanger kommune: “Ferdigattest, Pedersgata 7-9-11”, 1 June 2022. Completion certificate for the new building. PDF.
Artists
- Ella & Pitr on Flickr, photos posted 11 September 2015.
Press, guides and local history
- StreetArtNews: “Ella & Pitr in Stavanger, Norway”, March 2016. About Melt Down.
- Blocal Travel: “Stavanger Street Art Guide”, 17 January 2017.
- Pedersgata.no: “Husene Pedersgata 7-9-11”. House history; gives 2019 for the demolition. In Norwegian.
- Pedersgaten.org: “Pedersgaten nr. 9”. House history; “demolished around 2019”. In Norwegian.
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