[Image: Trigger Points for the composition of Michael Mastrototaro, aka MACHFELD] Audiomobile — A mobile sound installation for cities by Matt Smith and Sandra Wintner with: Eva Ursprung (A), Martin Pichler (A), Norbert Math (A), Heike Kaltenbrunner (A), Michael Mastrototaro (A), Luka Princic (SLO) :: Registration for a ride :: November 27 - December 4, 2009 :: Bad Radkersburg, Styria, Austria.

Audiomobile invites you to explore ‘Sonic Maps’ while driving around in a comfortable vehicle that encourages dialogue between a random assortment of passengers and that is equipped with a multi-channel audio system and GPS positioning system. As various urban scenes pass by, GPS coordinates allocated to the vehicle’s current geographic position trigger audio files: retrieved from an archive of sound clips, looped ambient sounds, and narrative elements created by six artists, this creates a constantly changing soundscape that becomes audible in the passenger area.

The position of the vehicle in the city not only determines the selection of sounds but also the direction (loudspeakers) from which the sounds reach the passengers’ ears. This creates the impression that the sounds emanate from very specific points in the urban scenery and grow louder or quieter depending on the vehicle’s distance to the mapped areas.

Audiomobile on air: January 10, 2010, 11:03 - 11:45 pm :: Kunstradio-Radiokunst, ÖRF Ö1.

In cooperation with: Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Steiermark | ÖBB Infrastruktur | Kunstradio-Radiokunst, ORF Ö1 | ncc 09 - Netart Community Convention, Graz | mdv Dullinger.