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The Trees Listen
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Recordist's notes
Installed in the forest behind Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine, Susan Philipsz' The Trees Listen uses the sound of eight conch shells played through speakers. This recording is a short walk through the path of the exhibit, ending on the brow of the hill where an amusement park can also be heard.
About the place
Dazaifu is a town of about 73,164 people in Fukuoka, Japan. OttoAnna lists 8 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan - The Trees Listen” by thomasmartinnutt – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0