Orbital <環>

"The earth revolves around the sun. The moon orbits the earth. Such continuous circuits of cosmic patterns are recurrent and orbital. In my exploration of answering this project prompts, I contemplated the orbital rhythms of celestial bodies. In the light of fostering a healthy city soundscape, sounds may orbit the axis of a 24-hour day with a series of sonic activities that foster reciprocal soundmaking and listening. Sounds may orbit a day with the dawn chorus, a daytime noise of machines and transportation, and nighttime silence. Establishing a recurrent and consistent sound and silence seems inherent to cultivating a resilient city. The layers of sonic orbits may co-exist in a full spectrum of habitats where the sounds and silence recur over the cycle of days, weeks, seasons, years, decades, and centuries."

Istanbul bazaar reimagined by Akari Komura.

Part of the Well-Being Cities project, a unique collaboration between Cities and Memory and C40, a global network of mayors of nearly 100 world-leading cities collaborating to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis. The project was originally presented at the C40 Cities conference in Buenos Aires in 2022. Explore Well-Being Cities in full at https://citiesandmemory.com/wellbeing-cities/