- New alliances
The soundscapes of our cities mainly consist of man-made sounds, ranging from the roaring noise of traffic to the constant hum of air conditions. Most of these sounds are unharmoneous, meaning they are composed from frequencies that have no musically (and hereby mathematically) harmonic relations amongst each other.
In terms of sound, most of our urban spaces are as grey as their facades.
Urban noise is far from only being an aesthetical issue. Moreover it is an issue of physical health and mental wellbeing, as various studies have shown in the recent years.
By live transforming urban noise into the sound of musically tuned strings, the project URBAN AUDIO offers the spectator a glimpse onto what public space would feel like if its sounds were in harmony with each other.
Tuning of the instruments before the recording. Gdynia PL 2018
Image by: Aleksanda Grzonkowska
Recording at the Czech-German Border during the project "borderland" 2017.
Image by: Veronika Riedelbauch
String instruments transform urban noise into musical sounds.
Aš CZ 2017
A Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is the mobile basis of the project.
Image taken during a recording close to a highway for the project "borderland" in Selb GER 2017.
Headphones and chairs are provided for visitors to live experience the musical transformation of urban noise.
Image taken during a project in Elblag PL 2016
