Saasfee * soundpark

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saasfee * soundpark, Frankfurt am Main. View from above of the Bürgergarten, which was laid out in 1982, in the urban ramparts

The saasfee * soundpark is a sound art project by the saasfee * collective in Frankfurt am Main . The park, which is laid out in a public green area, is part of the exhibition program of the local art and exhibition space saasfee * pavillon .

Green area and sound installations

The publicly funded project started in 2017 with a series of events to which the collective invites selected musicians to compose a site-specific sound installation or sound collage. An underground garden located below the pavilion in the Eschenheimer Anlage of the Frankfurt Wallanlagen , in the vicinity of the Eschenheimer Tower , provides the spatial template for the development of the sound compositions. This neo-baroque ornamental garden goes back to the beginning of the 19th century; it was created on the site of the previously razed Frankfurt city fortifications . In its current form, the underground garden in the Eschenheimer Anlage is a horticultural reminiscence of earlier upper-class gardens ("Wall gardens") in the Frankfurt Anlagenring. In publications by the City of Frankfurt, the park, which was redesigned in 1982, is referred to as the “Bürgergarten” and as a “historical puzzle” made up of original parts (fountains, columns, terraces).

Soundpark loudspeaker box

According to the organizer, the sound compositions presented in the underground garden should "create conscious moments of sensual irritation as artistic interventions in public space" and "be an acoustic invitation to the recipient to experience the familiar terrain anew". Several weatherproof loudspeaker boxes are installed throughout the park for sound reproduction. The hidden boxes (see photo) allow a spatial experience of the sound installations; Depending on the location of the visitors in the park, the acoustic impression of the played sound art works changes.

Events

Pergola in the park with the saasfee * pavilion in the background; View from the north

The saasfee * soundpark event series has always been opened with a live performance by the respective artist since May 2017. In addition, an audio CD is published on saasfee * ' s own art and music label.

  • 03 / 2019_soundpark 04: Charlotte Simon - Being Filmed in Fake Rain in a Fake Garden
  • 06 / 2018_soundpark 03: tobias - Alternating Current
  • 09 / 2017_soundpark 02: Flight 8 & Monogirl - Life in Other Dimensions
  • 05 / 2017_soundpark 01: Uwe Schmidt ("Atom ™") - Public dream

The underground garden is accessible via two flights of stairs from the Eschenheim facility, the pavilion is accessible from the neighboring Bleichstrasse. Outside of events with fixed dates, the Soundpark is open every day except Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is free. The sound art project is funded by the Frankfurt Cultural Office and Green Space Office as well as the Hessian Ministry for Science and Art.

Web links

Commons : Saasfee * soundpark  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ saasfee *: saasfee * pavilion. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Tamara Marszalkowski: New opening of the saasfee * pavilion - come to stay . Article in the city newspaper Journal Frankfurt from April 2017 (accessed on March 28, 2019)
  3. ↑ Eschenheimer plant at par.frankfurt.de , the former site of the city of Frankfurt am Main
  4. ↑ saasfee *: saasfee * pavilion. Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
  5. ↑ http://www.saasfeepavillon.de
  6. ↑ Information plaque on the saasfee * project on Wikimedia Commons