Sounding Underground in Riders on the Train
Posted by: xadiaz on: December 2, 2009
The second and third rewarding presentations for “Sounding Underground” took place in Boston, MA, within the “Riders on the Train” exhibition curated by Nance Davies in Axiom Gallery. The Axiom Gallery is situated right on top of the Green St. station of the Bostonian metro “T” . The rumbling of the trains are heard and felt every five or ten minutes depending on the hour of the day. Cell phone pictures are the welcoming view from outside on the wall of the exhibition, divided by a video of meeting trains, go and return, created by Nance Davies. Interactive, audiovisual, video, photographic, graphic, text, and sound works bring the powerful experience of underground transport systems in one place, as perceived from artists from all over the world. On the 20th of November, I had the pleasure to participate of an artists’ talk where we had the chance to share our creation processes with the community. Personal motivations meet the political, social and symbolic contexts of these underground environments. This is a very rich and sensual exhibition that, if you have the good luck of being in Boston, and if you are or have been a commuter in public transportation… you must go!
Earlier in the day, I attended to the Studio for Interrelated Media at MASSart college to deliver a talk to students of Sound Art and Technology. I had a very enjoyable time listening to students talk about Boston’s commuting experiences, motivated by my talk about Sounding Underground and the experiences of London, Mexico DF and Paris commuters. The experience of listening to their commuting in Boston starts… and in a future it hopefully will be linked and accessed via Sounding Underground!
Thanks to Nance Davies for this amazing opportunity.
Sounding Underground in Sound Ecologies
Posted by: xadiaz on: December 2, 2009
The first weeks of on-line life of “Sounding Underground” have been rewarding. I have had the opportunity to share the experience of its creation in three venues. The first one: Sound Ecologies: Listening to the City, event organised by Katharine Norman from the City University in London, and the independent artistic organisation Furtherfield. Sharing with other speakers, and attendants to the event was nourishing and positioned this experience as a networked experience that owes its value to the ethnographic and detail process behind it. Although the virtual Environment Sounding Underground is an important milestone there are many issues that will evolve for the contributors and audiences. It’s vital for the project to strength the networking technological options and strive for the participation of non-performers focusing amongst others, on aspects mentioned by Pedro Rebelo such as networked dramaturgia in improvisation activities on-line and off-line. Thanks to Katharine for organising such an important and enjoyable event! The work continues…
Riders on the train – Exhibition
Posted by: xadiaz on: November 13, 2009
Sounding Underground will make its debut in the “Riders on the train” exhibition in the Axiom Gallery for Experimental and New Media in Boston, MA. London, Paris and México will encounter Boston’s commuters ‘ experience and other commuters’ experiences from the world!
“Curated by Nance Davies
“RIDERS on the TRAIN” is an interdisciplinary art exhibition exploring new relationships between artist, audience, site, and context. Drawn from an international call for submissions, these artists and writers explore ‘the private within the public’ experience of mass-transit in Sweden, Australia, South Africa, India, Switzerland, NYC, London, Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Mexico City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, LA, DC, Portland, and Boston. The poetics of acceleration, compression, fragmentation and sensory immersion are explored as the artists record, collaborate, and devise small scale tactical interventions – juxtaposing high with low technology. ‘Riding Artists’ sample their ‘ride’ and generate an aggregate description of the mass-transit experience through a diversity of lenses and media including video, sound art, photography, web-based interactivity, performance, installation and writing. “
For information, visit:
Bodhisattva in metro – contagious…
Posted by: xadiaz on: May 1, 2009
This video is sent by Pauline Oliveros.
I dedicate this video to all commuters of London, México DF, and Paris participants in this research (and to all in the world). Today sending a special laugh to the Mexicans, who are having a tense moment in their capital, and country, using masks to prevent the spread of swine flu. I am sure that that city referred by Magali Tercero as a city “sin bocas ni sonrisas ni muecas, algo muy raro.”, “without mouths, smiles and facial gestures, something very strange”, will come back soon renovated with millions of smiles, light and energy. To be as Mariana Tello says “la misma muchacha alegre, bella y visitada de siempre“, “the same happy woman, beautiful and visited as always”.
Dedico este video a todos los pasajeros de metro en Londres, México DF y Paris, participantes en esta investigación (y a todos los pasajeros del mundo). Hoy envío una risa especial a los Mexicanos, quienes están viviendo un momento tenso en su capital, y país, usando tapabocas para prevenir el contagio de la influenza porcina. Estoy segura que esta ciudad a la que Magali Tercero se refiere en un e-mail lleno de sentimiento como una ciudad “sin bocas ni sonrisas ni muecas, algo muy raro” pronto volverá renovada con millones de sonrisas, luz y energía. Para ser como Mariana Tello dice “la misma muchacha alegre, bella y visitada de siempre”.
De Paris à México
Posted by: xadiaz on: March 30, 2009
Murals London, Paris, in México DF
Posted by: xadiaz on: March 30, 2009
By Rafael Calduro:
http://www.metro.df.gob.mx/cultura/murelmetlondres.html
Janvier à Paris!
Posted by: xadiaz on: January 8, 2009
Metro Paris Exit
From the 10th to 24th of January, commuters participating in the research will be involved in the activities of recording, listening, editing and improvising!!!
For more information visit the blog at: http://parismetrosonic.wordpress.com
BBC NEWS | UK | Open verdict at Menezes inquest
Posted by: xadiaz on: December 12, 2008
I share deeply the pain of this family for the injustice committed against their son, Jean Charles de Menezes in the London Underground.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7764882.stm
“Dos ciudades un boleto”
Posted by: xadiaz on: December 8, 2008
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/12/07/sem-jesus.html
Article by Jesús Vicente García
This article tells the story of how rising up the price of the ticket in México City, could create a city divided in two: one with metro without commuters, and the other of commuters without metro…
Sent by Alvaro Itzamá
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