Mina mardrömmars stad

Headphones, digital audio player, wav file (16.16 min)


Mina mardrömmars stad (City of my nightmares), is a predetermined walk accompanied by a text-sound
composition. The walk took place in Stockholm, and the route was down Drottninggatan, starting at the southwest
corner of Observatorielunden, ending at Sergelstorg. It was recorded in one take, on the exact same route as it later
was presented, with the voice actors walking along next to the binaural microphone in the recording. Because the
sounds are taken from the exact same route as it is later presented, the sounds from the private listening sphere
merge with the street noise at the time when it is presented, in a manner where it is difficult to determine what is
what. The walk is loosely inspired by Per Anders Fogelström's novel Mina drömmars stad (City of my dreams),
and the voice actors are Esteban Gonzalez, Daniel Markusson and Erik Wallin. It was presented in collaboration
with Public Surface Gallery, August 24 through September 13, 2009.