This internet site was the second location where the project took place.
The first part of the project Medium for Exchange started in Copenhagen
in the pavilion House in Park. This very beautiful pavilion was made
out of aluminum boxes and was located in the Ostre Anlaeg.
Before the start of the project an invitation card including
the following words was distributed:
Herewith I invite you to exchange with me. I offer you the
following: a unique sound-CD with self-recorded sounds from my surroundings
in Amsterdam, such as trams, poems, friends, drunkenness, but also the
sound of silence of an Amsterdam night. There are 150 CDs, each one with a
different recording. I would like to exchange these CD's with you for an
object. An item with which you can tell me something about your
surroundings. An item you use in your daily life or you have found by
accident, something that fascinates and asks questions. It could be that
such an object is too beloved to lose forever, in that case it is also
possible to exchange it temporarily.
Everyday more people came with widely varied objects; a pipe, a mug, a
self made iron item, etc. As desired, a CD was taken out of the boxes and
exchanged for the object they brought along. But above all they came with
stories, about themselves, about the object, and about their city. During
that week the pavilion became a meeting place, a place to which people
returned to see how the project had developed. At the end of the week one
fourth of the CD's were exchanged.
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