- 04.06.2021, 5 p.m. onwards
- 05.06.2021, 24/7
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The sound architecture of a city is a genuine texture of signal and orientation noises, functional static and language, subject to the constant change of time. In the form of ethnological research into soundscapes, artist Budhaditya Chattopadhyay investigates the sonic structure, fabric and distortions of Offenbach’s city. His sound archaeology lends an ear to unheard corners and places in public spaces, while exposing historical and social layers as acoustic material. The work manifests itself in the form of a mobile exhibition of collected soundscapes, accessible and audible through QR codes deposited at specific locations throughout the city.
Excerpts from “Aural Drift” will be broadcast on EOS Radio on 13 June at 11:30 am.
Language: English
Commissioned Work
Available from 4 June, 5 pm onwards, please use headphones.
Individual sections can be accessed via QR code on a mobile phone. The codes can be found at the following locations:
1. Hafenplatz / Ufer
2. Elisabeth-Selbert-Steg (Hafen)
3. Mainufer (Höhe: Waagon am Kulturgleis) Mainstraße 1, 63065 Offenbach am Main
4. Mainstraße 127
5. Hochschule für Gestaltung (Hauptcampus), Schloßstraße 31
6. Wilhelmsplatz
7. Offenbacher Hauptbahnhof
To the interactive “Aural Drift” PDF
Cast & Credits
Konzept & Umsetzung: Budhaditya Chattopadhyay
„Tonfunktion – Festival für Gebrauchsmusik“ ist ein Projekt des Künstlerhaus Mousonturm. Gefördert vom Musikfonds e. V. mit Projektmitteln der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien und durch den Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain. In Kooperation mit MMODEMM, EOS Radio, dem Amt für Kultur- und Sportmanagement der Stadt Offenbach am Main und der OPG Offenbacher Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH.
Biography
Budhaditya Chattopadhyay
Budhaditya Chattopadhyay is an Indian artist and researcher based in the Netherlands. He uses sound, text, and image in multimedia works and publications to explore and document contemporary phenomena such as ecological and social change, migration, and decolonization. Chattopadhyay studied New Media at Aarhus University and received his PhD in Sound Studies from the Academy for Creative and Performing Arts in Leiden.
