Official Launch of Soundscapes of Pandemia

Illustrations by Lili Flores for Soundscapes of Pandemia

The icons are derived from sound recordings submitted by Lili’s extended community.

I am pleased to finally announce that the official SoundscapesofPandemia.info page is now live! Here is an excerpt from the interactive and responsive page which features a collaged soundscape (duration 9 min and 40 sec) comprised of submissions received from various parts of the world:

“Portal 1 of Soundscapes of Pandemia is a collaborative multimedia project which collages sound recordings from various global community members. We asked our extended community to submit recordings which capture memories embedded in their respective cities and intimate dwelling spaces…

…As a result, the collective sonic memory-scape is a form of alchemy–synthesizing the layers of our disparate experiences as they occur during a historic time of global pandemia and civil unrest. What remains to be perceived is how and what will emerge from this portal as we face large scale and micro scale alterations in our lives. “

Please go check it out and click around the text–it is layered with contextual information. Let me know what you think.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this project! And thank you the the UCLA Urban Humanities Initiative.