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The Centrum Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam invited artists to make a proposal for a temporary work of art, inspired by the urban situation in the Laurenskwartier, the place where Rotterdam, and also the port came into being. The Laurenskerk, one of the few buildings that remain of the old centre after the bombings during the second world war, is the central point of this area. Because today's port is still moving further away from the old centre, my proposal consisted of a temporary connection by means of the medium radio. For the period of event -12 weeks- there was every week a short real-time sound connection between the port and the Laurenskerk, which could be heard on Stadsradio Rotterdam. Every Wednesday at precisely 13.16 hours, three percussionists perform a drum roll on the largest bell of the church with wooden hammers, and a telephone conversation takes place with the captain of a foreign ship in the port. The humming tone of the bell, and the captain's voice, who is telling something about his ship in his mother tongue (each week different nationality) are broadcasted simultaneously, for 2 minutes, on Stadsradio.
year | 1995 |
brief description | sounds from the center and the harbour of Rotterdam broadcasted live via local radio |
further information | Performing percussionists: Pjotr van der Made, Femke Baron, Arend Niks and Norbert.
Stadsradio broadcast editor: Jan Vleghaar, Technical realization: Roeland Cuppers.
Special thanks to Dhr, Burdof, kapiteinskamer van Ommeren Agencies B.V. |