Sound in public spaces: the Strasbourg Tram
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“… Plus de cent personnes ont été enregistrées, pour introduire le maximum de variation dans les voix, les timbres, les accents, etc …
Quand un supporter annonce le stade de la Meinau, quand un professeur célèbre annonce « Université », quand un habitant du quartier de l’Elsau annonce le terminus en poussant une sorte de cri de joie, quand une interprète anglophone du Conseil de l’Europe bute sur la station
« Alt Winmarick », s’excuse (là, apparemment, d’après les échos que j’en ai, lorsque cette annonce tombe, c’est l’hilarité générale dans la rame), etc …”
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“… Ça me fait penser au Chant des pistes de Chatwin, dans lequel il explique comment, chez les aborigènes, la carte et le chant sont liés. C’est présent aussi chez les Navajos. Les chants sont des chemins dans un paysage …”
The key is Cost of photoshop cs4 to create intertwining narratives and story lines, preventing each trip from Cost of photoshop cs4 becoming a routine and numbing experience framed by monotone announcements and Cost of photoshop cs4 mechanical chimes. It certainly works, as I noticed the distinct voices and Cost of photoshop cs4 musical combinations when arriving at each station on the “B” and “E” lines.
While I didn’t have the time – or the inspiration – to Cost of photoshop cs4 look for the other artistic elements on the line, a different report emphasized how the Cost of photoshop cs4 various projects worked together:
” … Il faudrait aussi évoquer les projets affectant l’ensemble de la ligne B : les dessins d’Alain Séchas dans les caissons lumineux des colonnes des stations, les boussoles de Jean-Marie Krauth incrustées dans le sol des vingt-quatre stations et le traitement de l’ambiance sonore des rames par Rodolphe Burger …” (Vacarme)
