My friend Sharon sent me a link today... an invitation to participate in Norwegian sound sculpture that involves (simply) calling a telephone number and speaking your name, which is then projected (via loudspeaker) into the Norwegian countryside. I immediately felt driven, not only to say my own name, but also Magnus' - as another means, I guess, of reconnecting him to Norway.
The same could be said for Louise Tolstrup's parents Gustav Moller, and Emma Lorentzen...or any of the 1st generation of Tolstrups born in America and who never got to visit Norway - Louis, Ling, Emma and Doris Tolstrup ( especially Louis because he was supposed to go once when he was a child, but at the last minute it was decided that his older brother Paul would go instead). I think my mother would enjoy the trip, too.
So family, how about we all take a telephonic family holiday to Norway...and let's take the ancestors with us! If you are interested (or inspired as I am), just call the number below, say your name...and maybe the name of one of our Norwegian-blood ancestors - and let it be broadcast over the wilds of Norway.
And if you do participate, I'd love it if you'd post a message about it here - what you said, how it felt, which ancestors name you chose and why - whatever you like.
Here's the details:
Call +4790369389 to have your voice blasted into the luscious lands of Norway through September 20th, 2008
[Telemegaphone Dale is a 23-foot-tall wind-powered loudspeaker sculpture that picks up incoming calls and projects them into the nearby surroundings. This Telemegaphone is located on a mountain overlooking the village of Dalsfjord in Western Norway. When you dial the Telemegaphone’s phone number the sound of your voice is projected out across the fjord, the valley and the village of Dale below.]
oops. my bad.
Just noticed that the final date for participation was Sept 20....2008
Deary me but I'm STILL inspired to do something similar as an aspect of my final dissertation. All along I've felt inclined to speak, sing or chant a 'song' to the ancestors. Lately, I've been thinking about recording family members as they speak their names and the names of ancestors to use as a part of the installation piece that will form the art component of my doctorate. I'll take this (missed opportunity) as a push in the sound direction, though I must say, I didn't need much of a push.
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Sandy, I found you.
never mind the request on Facebook.
Will follow this.
Best,
Jennie
p.s. lots happening ( relative statement ) in Fort Collins. We( Kathy, Jim, and i) are getting together soon to talk about how to have possibilites manifest for you here.
Well, my goodness. That's good news...I have a potential future in CO!
As I see my most rewarding future, I'm hoping to divide my time between here and there - one semester here in Australia and the next semester in the states - though all this depends on what eventuates for me workwise in the states. I don't think I'm looking for a full time, tenured position - I like the freedom of being a tangent too much - but again, that all depends on what's on offer. At this point (go figure), I'm more interested in teaching the way theory is explored through art than I am in teaching traditional studio practice (basically, in how to help art students learn to think through and write about the ideas that fuel their work). I have no idea whether this sort of course is offered in the states (it certainly wasn't when I did my degrees way back when) or whether any art-related writing is normally taught by art historians, but see it as a necessary skill for any artist/student who intends to write grant proposals, applications, artist statements, catalog essays or any other career related materials.
perhaps, this is where you come in....
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