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SchuhzuGehör_path of awareness_boston explores an individual‘s personal experience of space through walking, particularly the interplay between sound events (footsteps) and surrounding architecture. Using the Goethe-Institut Boston as a starting point, a route will be marked: a path of awareness offering a wide variety of opportunities to investigate the act of walking itself, characteristics of footwear and the walkability of urban space along with its architectural and atmospheric qualities.
S c h u h z u G e h ö r path of awareness_boston developed for the Goethe-Institut Boston
The main requirements are a moderate walking tempo, a uniformity of movement, and a willingness to open up our auditory perception as much as possible. Let us confront this act of intentional listening amidst our own gait. This is how we sense clear spatial thresholds - that is, transitions from one auditory space to another - and perceive minute spatial shifts. The shoes we wear along this way become soloists in space, instruments that enter into a dialog with the environment, provide us with spatial orientation, and locate us in space. Visitors are encouraged to put on their most ‘sounding‘ shoes and follow the score!
Performed and recorded by katrinem on May 16th, 2017 around 4pm: https://vimeo.com/219040229 For more information and feedback: www.katrinem.de ; info@katrinem.de
Starting point: Goethe-Institut Boston, 170 Beacon St, Boston
pedestrian overpath 12 1 With the Goethe-Institut, 170 Beacon St at your back
cross Clarendon St
Clarendon St
Dr. Paul Dudley White Bike Path
Storrow Dr
Back St
Arthur Fiedler Footbridge
Storrow Lagoon
Charles River Esplanade
Storrow Lagoon
Dr. Paul Dudley White Bike Path
Beawer Place
Storrow Dr - David G Mugar Way
push push
cross
Chestnuk St
lings
Brimmer St
MT Vermont St
cross Charles St
Ilan d lag oon
MT Vermont St
George Washington Statue
Cedar Ln Way
Chestnuk St
Lagoon Bridge
cross Beacon St
7am-9pm
cross
4
8
Charles St
Exit Arlington St
Commonwealth Avenue
cross Arlington St
make
Boston Public Garden
River St
way fo
r duck
7am-9pm
Lime St
push Parking underpath 1 Berkeley St
cross Berkeley St
Public Alley 422
First Church in Boston Marlborough St
Clarendon St
cross Public Alley 420
cross Beacon St
Beacon St
12
Goethe-Institut Boston, 170 Beacon ST
The Route is 1.45 miles in length and is accessible to the public between 7am - 9pm daily. I highly recommend doing the path at least twice: once to check out the route and once to listen to it. Put on a pair of ‘soundful‘ shoes and find a regulary walking rhythm which works best for you. Travel as lightly as possible, open your ears and refrain from talking!
(push) traffic light
stairs
park / green
bench
playground
crosswalk
traffic direction
bridge
shop for goods
drink / food
straight ahead
turn left
turn right