5 channel
sound installation produced on site in zaragosa. 5 seperate channels
of sound consisting of underwater recordings taken in water
sources, river
ebro,
canal, fountains
etc in Zaragosa. These sounds were piped back through pvc
pipes which further filtered the sound.
Special Thanks to dennis
mc nulty who helped me with technical aspects of installation.
Also anna, aitor, george who helped with set up. and paco and
christina who organised the zaragoza part of the siteations
project.
"I made a number of recordings with
an underwater microphone which subtly include many background
sounds which are transmitted through the medium of water,i.e
the hum of the city, traffic, movement, as well as the sound
of the water itself. Most recordings were made close to manmade
structures such as bridges, in canals, fountains and other
places where man attempts to exert control over water".
Soundscapes,
which are recordings of the immediate environment, have
been described by sonic ecologist Hildegard
Westerkamp as an “acoustic manifestation of place[1]” that
is “an intimate reflection of-among others-the social,
political, technological, and natural conditions of the area.[2]”soundscape:
an environment created by sound either using field recordings
or edited or manipulated sound.
[1] Westerkamp,Hildegard, “Bauhaus and Soundscape Studies
- Exploring Connections and Differences”, Hildegard Westerkamp's
Writings, Lecture presented at Symposium Von Bauhaus zu Soundscape Goethe
Institut Tokyo, October 5-9, 1994. Revised March 2002. accessed
24/04/2006 http://www.sfu.ca/~westerka/writings/bauhaus.html
[2] Westerkamp
