Through a critical listening practice, this mapping leads to a central question: can sounds act as objects analogous to physical objects within museum practice – and if so, what is at stake in creating a museum that only exhibits sounds? Given the interest in collection and protection of intangible culture within contemporary museum practice, as well as the evolving anthropological view of sound as an object of human culture, this project suggests that a re-definition of Pierre Shaeffer’s oft-debated term ‘sound object’ within the context of museum practice may be of use in reimagining how sounds might be able to function within traditionally object-based museum exhibition practices.
This practice-based project begins with an exploration of the acoustic environments of a variety of contemporary museums via field recording and sound mapping. SOUND: An Extremely Brief Introduction.Other features new to the 3rd Edition include:
While the Permanent Collection Galleries focus on digital sound objects, an illustrated catalogue of the museum's Physical Objects Collection further explores the tangible artefacts of sound culture.
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A greatly expanded number of 'Listening Close-Up' didactic panels broaden the scope of the stories told in each gallery beyond the objects on display, with topics including the invention of the modern microphone, the forgotten history of the wire recorder, a timeline of portable sound technologies, the Doppler Effect, the invention of the stethoscope, the ancient origin of earplugs, and an essay on the links between curiosity and close listening. There are also several galleries covering all-new topics unavailable in previous editions: Humans, Underwater Life, Machines, Fountains, Elevators and Escalators, Railway Stations, and Walks. Now including 317 objects subdivided into 30 galleries, every object label and didactic panel is included in the updated Gallery Guide.
(Selected preview) Compiled, written, and designed by John Kannenberg The third edition of the Museum of Portable Sound Gallery Guide expands upon the groundwork of the previous editions, becoming an introductory textbook to the cross-disciplinary culture of sound.
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