No.5
Aug 18, 2022, 03:31 PM
Composition by Paolo Calabrese.
""The way in which antiques refer to the past gives them an exclusively mythological character. The antique object no longer has any practical application, its role being merely to signify. It is astructural, it refuses structure, it is the extreme case of disavowal of the primary functions. Yet it is not afunctional, nor purely 'decorative' , for it has a very specific function within the system, namely the signifying of time." - Jean Baudrillard, the system of objects (1968)
"For this composition, I sampled and then cohabited a modern air conditioner and the Braun Hl70 Fan (sound n.89) making them coexist within the same piece in a complementary way.
"My action is not dissimilar to an architect or an interior designer work, who make possible the coexistence of an electric washing machine and the ancient ladle of linen [*stregator (Apulian dialect)] on an Apulian farm became bed and breakfast, maybe also having kerosene heating but keeping the peasant warmer, all framed by a hyper-modern kitchen leaving, however, to the sight of the guests, the old pan [*tijell (Apulian dialect)].
"The aim was to reflect on this 'complementarity'.
I wanted to focus on the absence of personality, the lack of intimacy in the furniture, and the appropriation of some realities and its derived objects, only for promotional and advertising purposes, packaging, and giving the illusion of living in that context."
This is part of the Obsolete Sounds project, the world’s biggest collection of disappearing sounds and sounds that have become extinct – remixed and reimagined to create a brand new form of listening. Explore the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds
""The way in which antiques refer to the past gives them an exclusively mythological character. The antique object no longer has any practical application, its role being merely to signify. It is astructural, it refuses structure, it is the extreme case of disavowal of the primary functions. Yet it is not afunctional, nor purely 'decorative' , for it has a very specific function within the system, namely the signifying of time." - Jean Baudrillard, the system of objects (1968)
"For this composition, I sampled and then cohabited a modern air conditioner and the Braun Hl70 Fan (sound n.89) making them coexist within the same piece in a complementary way.
"My action is not dissimilar to an architect or an interior designer work, who make possible the coexistence of an electric washing machine and the ancient ladle of linen [*stregator (Apulian dialect)] on an Apulian farm became bed and breakfast, maybe also having kerosene heating but keeping the peasant warmer, all framed by a hyper-modern kitchen leaving, however, to the sight of the guests, the old pan [*tijell (Apulian dialect)].
"The aim was to reflect on this 'complementarity'.
I wanted to focus on the absence of personality, the lack of intimacy in the furniture, and the appropriation of some realities and its derived objects, only for promotional and advertising purposes, packaging, and giving the illusion of living in that context."
This is part of the Obsolete Sounds project, the world’s biggest collection of disappearing sounds and sounds that have become extinct – remixed and reimagined to create a brand new form of listening. Explore the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds