moma studio sound maps
DESCRIPTION
In order to document and share the soundscapes of our world, we built an online sound map in the summer of 2012 and asked the public to contribute to it with field recordings and sounds from their lives. The map was presented as a sound component to the _ MoMA Studio: Common Sense _ space, held in conjunction with the _ Century of the Child _ exhibition. There are now over 100 recordings on the map, and the sounds are rich and varied: wind turbines in Andalucía and Ireland, chanting from Japan, a manifestation in Madrid, various recordings throughout the streets of London, a soundwalk through The Museum of Modern Art, Cypriot goats, Californian owls, and Irish birds. The map is meant to draw attention to the sonic characteristics of various locations around the world, and it was therefore designed to have minimal visual information. We will briefly touch on the development process and plans for the future.TRANSCRIPT
MoMA Studio Sound MapsSpencer KiserLaura Beiles
What is a sound map?
World Soundscape Project
Common Senses
Sound In Space
How did we make it?
What’s Next?• John Cage: There Will Never Be
Silence
• Interface for uploading and geotagging audio
• Admin tool
• Integration with MoMA Audio+
• Support for other types of media
Ships at Port de Nice
Zvokogram 13 - Rowing the Ganges
woodpecker in Palanga in the winter
Martin Gropius Bau
A Rainy Day in Toronto
Congonhas Sao Paulo
moma.org/moma_studio/soundmap
Art Dubai 'Groundbreaking' NYC Subway, Line 7.
Sounds of My Surroundings (Kitchen and Bedroom from the Living Room)
Canal & Mulberry
Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon
Bacon Frying: Afton State Park, MN; USA
Tofuku-ji station
Second bird, lakeside north western Greece
Epping Ongar Railway steam engine