Shanghai Power Station of Art
Aug 24, 2020, 12:28 PM
"Recording in the Shanghai Power Station of Art, China.
"I was lucky to get a tour when the space was closed to the public, which offered a unique recording opportunity. I sat in the midst of Christian Boltanski’s “Storage Memory” exhibition, recording the space.
"At first there is just the whine of power in the background, while occasional voices of staff come and go.
"Later, a mechanism on the ceiling starts up, slowly moving photographic portraits printed on thin cloth around the huge hall.
"The squeaks and rattles reverberate around the space beautifully and sounds from another installation drift through the corridors."
Recorded by Simon James.
"I was lucky to get a tour when the space was closed to the public, which offered a unique recording opportunity. I sat in the midst of Christian Boltanski’s “Storage Memory” exhibition, recording the space.
"At first there is just the whine of power in the background, while occasional voices of staff come and go.
"Later, a mechanism on the ceiling starts up, slowly moving photographic portraits printed on thin cloth around the huge hall.
"The squeaks and rattles reverberate around the space beautifully and sounds from another installation drift through the corridors."
Recorded by Simon James.