PhD portfolio piece. Binaural. Headphones recommended. cheers.



Woche (with apologies to Ruttmann and Brock) 2009 (26:37)

"Ruttmann's film could scarcely be used to guide a
stranger arriving in Berlin for the first time. It summarises far more the
memories and residual moods of a traveller leaving that city. If nevertheless
the film contains a characterisation of the city, it is not in the shots
themselves, but through their montage and rhythm."

OR

"Barnard's piece could scarcely be used to guide a
stranger arriving in London for the first time. It summarises far more the
memories and residual moods of a traveller leaving that city. If nevertheless
the piece contains a characterisation of the city, it is not in the sounds
themselves, but through their montage and rhythm."

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Using material recorded binaurally over a week long visit to
London, Woche... aims, with reference to
both Walter Ruttmann’s ‘Wochenende’ (1930), ‘Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt’ (1927) and Timothy Brock’s 1995 soundtrack for
‘Berlin:…’, to
communicate on some level the pace and rhythm of the city, and the fleeting
experiences of a visitor.

Greenwich I<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">   

Musical Chairs<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">                

City Symphony<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">                

Slides<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">                                 

A Soundwalk I<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">                 

Too Many People I<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">            

Brock and the Escalator<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> 

Greenwich II<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">                   

Toilet Break<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">                     

A Ruttmann

A Soundwalk II<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">     

Too many People II<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">