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Sonic Hedgehop



INSTALLATION

 

Recorded Sound Date/Time and Location: 15 January 2008, 20:30, Yokohama / Minatomirai, JAPAN


Exhibition: LA BF15 "ROND-POINT," Ivan Moudov & Shingo Yoshida

Dates: 9 February – 29 March 2008
 

 

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- Synopsis -

 


English:
Shingo Yoshida materializes and freezes the movement of a sound curve in the asphalt of a road, creating the work Sonic Hedgehog, which gives a sculptural dimension to the urban sound frequency of a traffic lane. Thus guided, we are invited to become more attentive on our daily strolls, not just as spectators. (5m x 5m, 8 February 2008 – 28 March 2008)

 


Français:


 

Shingo Yoshida matérialise et fige ici le mouvement d’une courbe sonore dans la matière goudronneuse d’une route, créant ainsi l'œuvre Sonic Hedgehog, qui donne une dimension sculpturale à la fréquence sonore urbaine d'une voie de circulation. Ainsi guidés, nous sommes invités à devenir plus attentifs lors de nos promenades quotidiennes, et pas seulement des spectateurs. (5m x 5m, 8 février 2008 – 28 mars 2008)
 

 

日本語:

 


交通路の都市音周波数に彫刻的な次元を与える作品「ソニック・ヘッジホップ」は、道路のアスファルトに音のカーブを具現化したものです。私たちは観客としてではなく、日常の散歩中により注意深くなるよう誘われます。(5m×5m、2008年2月8日～3月28日)
 


Exhibition Curator: Perrine Lacroix


Exhibition Overview:


 

A crossroads between art and the urban, the Rond-point exhibition highlights the intersection between art and public space. Shingo Yoshida presents Sonic Hedgehog in the first room, where the image and sound of an urban frequency captured in Yokohama merge. The Japanese artist freezes the movement of a sound curve within the asphalt of a road.
Meanwhile, Ivan Moudov diverts authority in two videos to highlight its absurdity. The first, Traffic Control, takes place at an Austrian intersection, where the artist, dressed as a Bulgarian police officer, directs traffic until the real police arrive. The second, 14:13 Minutes Priority, documents seven cars using their right of way at a German roundabout, creating a 14-minute traffic jam.
The exhibition also launched the Guide to Contemporary Art in Public Spaces, covering the Greater Lyon Territory from 1978 to 2008.
 

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