In August 2004 Alison Gerber curated an underwater broadcast of audio works for the beach at Västra Hamnen in Malmö. The broadcast was part of the project karta/terräng initiated and organized by the cultural organization Laika.
Gerber invited artists to make sound works for an underwater broadcast in the ocean between Sweden and Denmark. For two days bathers at Västra Hamnen in Malmö were able to listen to works made especially for the event.
The sounds were broadcast underwater using the Swedish national synchronized swimming team's equipment. Swimmers could hear sounds clearly through bone conduction so long as their heads were at least partially submerged. The audio from the recordings mixed with the sounds of passing boats and the splashes of other swimmers. The event took place during the hottest days of the Swedish summer.
Artists included in the broadcast: Abinadi Meza, Ann Rosén, Enrico Glerean, Johan Sandsjö, Jon Eriksen, mAggIE mAYhEm, Mathias Kristersson and Trygve Luktvasslimo, Petri Kuljuntausta, Plakto Needs Lint, Rich Barlow, and Sten-Olof Hellström
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Posted by delpesco at October 1, 2004 06:28 PM