At first, not being recognized by others bothered me. But then I saw the inherent freedom in playing the part of a complete stranger.
18 minutes
“Poa Alpina” by Biosphere, “Unseen Forces” by Justin Walter
Category: Audio
3. TMI
Most people ignore him but occasionally someone looks in his direction as they pass, triggering an angry crescendo in the glossolalia streaming from him. The effect is rather like a radio signal full of static that becomes clearer when one stands near—or makes contact with—the antenna.
24:30 minutes
“Disintegration Loops” by William Basinki
4. The Invisible Script
Looking at the TV it occurs to me that these poor ghost hunters have been captured on video and in that sense have already been forced into ghostly repetition . . .
16 minutes
“Unseen Forces” and “Red Cabin” by Justin Walter
5. The “Real” Question
Next time you encounter a CAPTCHA take a moment to appreciate this irony: no machine can fool a human into believing that it’s human, yet humans must constantly prove they are human to the machine world they’ve built around them.
11:30 minutes
“Poa Alpina” by Biosphere
6. Hearings
Sound travels funny in these apartments. What sounds like it’s coming from one side is often coming from the other side.
17 minutes
“1979” by Deru and “Blown-Out Joy from Heaven’s Mercied Hole” by A Silver Mt. Zion
7. Interpreting the Interpreters
Media and deaf organizations were quick to confirm that his signing was total gibberish, as though to eliminate any creeping paranoia that his gestures contained some kind of hidden signals.
22 Minutes
“Unseen Forces” and “Following” by Justin Walter, “Kontakte” by Karlheinz Stockhausen, “Spiral Insana” by Nurse with Wound, “Untitled” by Constance Demby, and “Pathologically Bored” by Deru
8. The Way Home
The clock tower rings in the background . . .
11:30 minutes
“Unseen Forces” by Justin Walter and “Pathologically Bored” by Deru
