There are moments of the day that usually go unnoticed, as if they were an addition to what we do to make a living or to achieve our goals. Accessory situations, such as the moment of getting off the bus and walking to the subway station to be pushed by a tide of people and face new but somehow familiar looks.
This project is part of a series of works linking everyday life and the sound space of Warsaw as part of the common world we inhabit. During September and December 2022 I recorded my commute to and from work on line 1 of the Warsaw metro. I turned my attention to the intensities, to the presence of those who are next to me -often in silence-, to the apparent emptiness of the tunnels. Some sections of this sound recording have been intervened; from others I present only fragments. The recordings can be (re)used to be listened to during a walk, or trip, through the listener's own city.
Maximiliano Bober. Warsaw, December 2022.
Maximiliano Bober (Comodoro Rivadavia, 1988) is a composer, improviser and sound artist who uses spoken word, everyday sounds, noise, and silence in his works. He explores the relationships between translation, orality, writing, sound art, and the ability to create spaces of solidarity and friendship from listening. Since 2017 he lives and works in Warsaw.
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