Leiden (Un)Heard – Rehearing the City Center
room 10 ECHOES
Location: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
“Leiden (Un)Heard – Rehearing the City Center” is a soundwalk that invites you to listen to Leiden through different “ears,” using recording techniques to offer new perspectives on known places or to listen in on spaces that usually go unheard.
What sounds can both humans and mice hear in Central Station? How does a bridge sound through the vibrations of its metal beams? What does the outside world sound like through an antennae tuned into electromagnetic waves or a sensitive seismic microphone picking up the vibrations of the earth? How does a weaver working on a 200 year old loom or a scholar turning the pages of a 400 year old book sound? This soundwalk will give your ears a listen into Leiden’s sonic secrets.
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The Echoes
1_Leiden Central Station and the LUMC_
Many thanks to Nico Duindam and Mattijs van Rooden (section Clinical & Lab Technology, LUMC) and Wen…
2_Near Cafe van der Werff_
With thanks to skittles club De Braassem of De Herensociëteit AMICITIA for welcoming us to an evenin…
3_The Beestenmarkt and its Fountain_
4_An Antique Loom_
With appreciation to experienced weaver Anneke Fennema of Museum Het Leids Wevershuis for demonstrat…
5_The Morspoortbrug_
Recordings made with a geophone by Sharon Stewart and Caeso.
6_The Waters of the Morssingel and Grain Mill De Put_
Warm thanks to miller Ton Engelbert, who graciously operated the grain Molen de Put for us on a morn…
7_Electromagnetic Signals_
Recordings made by Caeso using a self-made VLF (very low frequency) antenna.
8_The Bibliotheca Thysiana_
Many thanks to librarian and professor Paul Hoftijzer for his generosity with his time and expertise…
9_Leiden University Academy Building and the Flentrop Organ_
Many thanks to organists Jan and Cor for their generosity in creating (un)usual sounds with this Fle…
10_The Hortus Botanicus_
Thanks to Professor Paul Kessler and Rogier van Vugt (Hortus Botanicus). Recordings made with hydrop…
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