CHINA INCIDENTAL: (Un)familiar Territories

2007-08-21T12:09:00.009+01:00

CHINA INCIDENTAL
(Un)familiar Territories

24 May - 22 June 2008

As part of CHINA NOW, the UK's largest ever festival of Chinese culture, Chinese Arts Centre hosts (Un)familiar Territories, a groundbreaking project that offers up the soundscape of China matched up to the landscape of Manchester.

Leading Chinese sound artists Yan Jun and Hitlike (real name Zhang Liming) have each created a carefully editied sound work of their locations in Shanghai and Harbin respectively which link to locations on a walk round Manchester city centre. The tracks move fluidly through the different settings as the walk takes in locations as different as Shudehill Interchange, the Arndale Centre, Afflecks Palace and Market Street. Using noises captured from the bustling markets, streets, restaurants and industrial sites of these major Chinese cities, the works offer an experience of everyday life in China as the listener encounters familiar territories in unfamiliar ways.

MP3 players and maps are available to borrow from Chinese Arts Centre or download the works here:

Download Yan Jun headphone walk and map (33.7 MB)

Download Hitlike headphone walk and map (31.5 MB)

(Un)familiar Territories is curated by sound artist and musician Matthias Kispert as part of CHINA INCIDENTAL, a series of collaborations with artists to present experiences of China today through sound. For more information visit www.chinanow.org.uk

The project opens as part of MAPS, Manchester's new Northern Quarter festival of music, art, poetry and stuff. For full listings and information visit www.myspace.com/mapsfestival

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CHINA INCIDENTAL: (Un)familiar Territories