A project by PolakVanBekkum
Last night was the 3rd Feedback Meeting with artists Esther Polak and Ivar van Bekkum who collaborate as PolakvanBekkum. There was a small attendance of people with six laptops set-up within the main conference area at the DM+D labs. Each computer played on continuous loop with separate completed audio tracks moving through Google Earth.
Herby we would like to announce our 3rd feedback meeting.
Fly with Us
Date: Monday, Sept 15th
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: DM+D 3711 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa
Not far from the humming sound of traffic crossing Tacony-Palmyra Bridge from and to Jersey lies this priest. Accompanied by other remains from ecclesiastical ornaments the priest found its redemption in the the peaceful sound of water running through the Delaware river.
We went to the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge to listen to the river, the way the bridge itself would listen to the river…. for the bridge, it is hard to do so, as the traffic crossing is loud and it drowns the sounds of the water and of the geese and of the wind even… would it work during the night? Or would cars continue to pass… better to be present one of those magic moments when the bridge opens to make a ship pass….. Silently, at least compared to the car sounds…
Today we made a recording at one of the mady stables that exist in North Philly. Urban Cowboys. The many empty lots can be used as fields, hoofs clatter in the streets and Fairmount park is not to far. From our Amsterdam point of view a remarkable and special feature of this city!
Via Air is a small flight shool located at the Northeast Philadelphia Airport. They generously granted us permission to make audio and gps recordings during one of their flights.
What happens when the virtual and real worlds meet? What effects do virtual representations of mobility have on reality? Our first feedback meeting dove into some challenging concepts, but attendee and mobility research scholar Mimi Sheller was able to answer many of these hard questions. Below she makes some unexpected connections, ultimately showing how “250 Miles Crossing Philadelphia” enhances our understanding of the world around us.
Proposals for binaural recordings: another sense for objects and humans.
A flight with a view limiting device
Mason has already got his license to fly, but he is training to fly using the instrument panel only. To train to do this, he wears a hood, a view limiting device with which he can’t see out the windows. He can only see his instruments. His reality is limited to the instruments representing this reality. Nevertheless he is actually out there in the air.