Table of sounds
From The Works of Living World @ STARNET ZONE (Mashiko, 2005)
The sounds which Sound Bum (1999 -), the tour project that travels the world listening to sounds, traveled the world to hear—on a table.
The tablecloth features a map of the world…
…rendered in embroidery, with location names stamped here and there. At a glance, it looks like a regular table.
By placing one of the cup-like speakers on any of the locations, sounds from that location are heard. The cup functions much like a stethoscope.
The sound design is the work of Yoshihiro Kawasaki.
We were thrilled to see visitors taking leisurely trips around the world.
Azan at a mosque in Iran, the underwater cries of orca in the North Pacific, the sound of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the din of a Parisian market…
Sounds instantly carry us off to faraway places.
with Yoshihiro Kawasaki (NADI), Ryuichi Iwamasa (GK Tech)
Production assistance: Sound Bum, Haruo Okada (Pioneer), Yasuko Seki, Kazuko Baba, Boctok
by LW 23 07, 2005
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The first full-scale exhibition of our works at the Mashiko gallery STARNET ZONE
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Don a pair of headphones, touch the globe, and…
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Search for sounds on a tabletop map of the world with tiny hand-held speakers
