Mobile Sound
Sound, Mobile Media, Art & CultureArchive for July, 2008
Lonely Velcro Sound
I love the sound of velcro and mentioned this in the sonic interaction design workshop I ran recently with Lalya Gaye and Karmen Franinovic. One of the great workshop participants, Mie Nørgaard, sent me this velcro project link today (Thank you!). It is not exactly a mobile sound project but a great idea anyway. And if you think about the mobility of the jackets and the sounds they make when attaching or being separated…as a group performance…maybe it is mobile sound project after all…
From Yanko Design Website:
The Bored Jacket
Takkiainen is a jacket for lonely or bored people. It is designed to help the wearer to get in contact with others. Since we brush against each other every day as we move around in the city, we can use our clothes as a medium for meeting people and communicating with them. The jacket is made out of Velcro strips of different widths that Read the rest of this entry »
Tunedcity in Berlin
There are some more pictures from the tunedcity festival here.
I was presenting at the Panel ‘Public and Private Soundscapes’
With Susanna Niedermayr (moderation), Frauke Behrendt (navigating hybrid spaces via sound), Udo Noll (radio aporee ::: maps), Dr. Michael Bull (sound moves: media technologies and urban spaces), Jens Gerrit Papenburg (Muzak. Zum Hören des Nicht-Hörens), Dr. Jürgen Altmann (acoustic weapons), Cláudia Martinho (counter tactics).
The weather is amazing at the tunedcity festival in Berlin.
Today’s panels are in a very nice location at the foot of the TV tower.
If you are interested to buy the Mobile Music Catalogue, please email me at f dot behrendt at sussex dot ac dot uk.
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