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Audio Obscura - Silver print

from Smithsonian Treasures by Cities and Memory

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Piece based on gelatin silver print of Paul Monday playing the piano from the National Museum of African American History and Culture (1951-8).

"After first thinking I had a good idea I struggled with this piece. Taking a photo and trying to come up with an audio response was difficult. I had some old shellac 78s so sampled the crackle of these. I added some piano sounds and then more contemporary sounds. To me it lacked something so I got my partner to read out the catalogue text that came with the photo, that helped to frame the piece a bit more for me. I am slightly concerned however that my piece may be construed as cultural appropriation. I've spoken to my partner about this (as she is from a mixed heritage ethnicity) and under her guidance I have submitted the piece."

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from Smithsonian Treasures, released June 1, 2020

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Cities and Memory Oxford, UK

Cities and Memory is one of the world’s biggest sound projects, a global, collaborative sound art and field recording programme with the aim of remixing the world, one sound at a time. It covers more than 100 countries and territories with 5,000+ sounds and more than 1,000 contributing artists.
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