Chartres: One Hour Of Sound In A Gothic Cathedral
| Author | T. Horvers Ed. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Onomatopee |
| ISBN | 9789491677083 |
| Idea Code | 21605 |
Toine Horvers presents a semantic exercise in defining actual sound beyond poetic temptations. In 1999, from a fixed point inside Chartres Cathedral, he made an hour-long sound recording. At the time, no organised religious activity was taking place; the building was occupied by groups of tourists and pilgrims who were talking, praying, or singing. In 2013 he began to translate this sound constellation into words and sentences, without stating the source of the sound or referring to the physical space of the cathedral. Through a matrix of restrictions and interventions, Horvers attempts to get closer to the fundamental nature of both language and sound through listening and writing.
| 124 p, no ills, 16x23 cm, pb, English |
Onomatopee
