Ultima 09 _2

POSTED IN Inspiration, Installation September 15, 2009

Yesterday I sat an hour on a tram, listening to the work “Hum of the Tram” made by Siri Austeen.

Info folder handed out on the tram:















The tram was rigged with microphones by the public adress system, the wheels, the motor, the brakes, etc. This sound was recorded, manipulated and played back through speakers that were placed around the tram. It came across as an enhanced auditive tram experience, taking what was there and refining it. I do not agree with all the choices the performer took, I found for instance some of the vocal overlays that she did a bit on the tacky side, but that’s mostly a subjective matter.



Unfortunately I didn’t have anything other than my mobile phone to record with, but here are a couple of snippets from the ride:

And some images: