[Reader-list] THE AIR AROUND (a sound installation)

[rajivan Sa]

THE AIR AROUND (a sound installation)
RAJIVAN.AYYAPPAN. SOUND ARTIST. INDIA.



This is to invite you all to be a part in the making of my recent sound 
installation-- The air around-- as one of the performers/ contributers from 
your geographical location.

The air around is a radio/telephonic installation. It's made of an FM 
network that receives sounds through telephones—mobile, landline or internet 
phones—from around the world and integrates them into a soundscape. The 
installation has a central computer with a list of participants and their 
phone numbers. It would dial a number, remain open to engage the 
participant, hang up after a period of time, start another number and so on. 
These interactions would be transmitted to the The air around installation 
site.

The location of the installation will be in Bangalore. It is a part of 
World-information city conference, organised by Waag Society (Amsterdam), 
Institute for New Culture Technologies (Vienna), Sarai CSDS (Delhi), Mahiti 
and Alternative Law Forum (Bangalore).

The central theme of The air around is this: Access a whole lot of people 
who are in different locations and time zones through the internet and 
integrate them, live, into the new context of a synthesized soundscape 
installation. Our plan is to have a list where as many people are ready to 
take the call.

Therefore I want you to be in The air around's list to recieve a call from 
the installation. What I would like to have from you is a 30 sec to 3 or 4 
minutes of sound event that are voiced, played back or performed online by 
you. There are no rules for what you must do. Strictly no rules. You can 
just pick up the phone, identify your number or name and behave as if you 
have a microphone in hand. Your interaction with the call will be one of the 
sound events in the installation. It will be transmitted at the air around 
site.

The air around installation will be active for 3 days, 3:00pm to 6:00pm 
(India. Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +5:30 hours) starting 14th November and 
ending on 16th November 2005.

If you are keen tell us the dates & times when it would be possible to call 
you. The call will be made from the installation, to your land line or 
mobile. You will not be charged with any phone call rates. It will be paid 
by the the air around project.

Please mail me for clarifications and planning.I could send you more details 
regarding the procedure.

Love to hear from you.

Rajivan.Ayyappan
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