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Lighthouse 40°N 73°W
11 minutes Posted Mar 22, 2020 at 8:22 pm.
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a sound installation that plumbs a world in which the seas have risen—in particular, the uneasy psychic terrain of an inundated New York City. Lighthouse 40° N, 73° W is a sonic remapping of familiar territory turned strange, broadcast through headphones to individual listeners. A hypnotic electronic score of found sounds, drones and musical motifs conjures a visceral sense of traveling through New York City’s crumbling subterranean infrastructure, destabilized by overuse and the effects of extreme weather. Words are used sparingly. Instead, a delicate interchange of short-wave radio recordings and climatic noise, broken codes and uncertain ciphers, conveys themes of wonder, impermanence, and solitude.