The Monophon yello)))) is the most recent work from a series of ear trumpets that the Linz collective Hörstadt has produced since its foundation 10 years ago. Monophon yello)))) concentrates on a context that is as fundamental as it is essential for many Hörstadt projects: public space is always acoustic space. It can be designed acoustically on the basis of all the set pieces. Noise is not the central theme here, but sound as an important resource for people (for communication, orientation, information, articulation, participation, etc.).
Political will to create and creative performance are often reflected in the acoustic space. According to Hörstadt, this is only the beginning for all the new possibilities (intellectual and technical) in communities, spatial and urban planning. Peter Androsch and Anatol Bogendorfer often choose artistic means to express their perception of acoustic space. In doing so, they always put hearing (and not the production of sound) first in their aesthetic debate.
Project Credits:
- Design: Anatol Bogendorfer
- Team Hörstadt: Peter Androsch, Anatol Bogendorfer, Leo Saftic, Margit Knipp
- Contributors: Stefan Füreder, Tabea Cray
Biographies:
Hörstadt is a laboratory for acoustics, space and society. Located in Linz, Austria, Hörstadt develops concepts and projects in order to realize its main concern: a conscious and humanitarian composition of all acoustic surroundings. Hörstadt’s main areas of activity are: art, science, and teaching. Hörstadt celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2019.
Peter Androsch and Anatol Bogendorfer, both musicians and visual artists working in the Hörstadt team, often use a minimalist approach in their works and their general dealing with the acoustic space. Not much needs to be invented. The point is to pay attention to what’s already there, for example: the city as tonal space.
