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Publisher Note

This book is a transcript of hours of bus rides through London. Conversations, soundscapes, and announcements are meticulously written down, with priority given to the loudest noise or the loudest voice(s).
The result is a dense textual fabric, a hybrid between documentation and poetry. In the process, Miggitsch creates a portrait of a sound environment that belongs to a particular place.It is not surprising that Susanne Miggitsch actually comes from photography. Her textual recording of what she hears is reminiscent of a photographic process and its attempt to depict what is seen one-to-one. Both, of course, capture only fragments: “I really tried, but I'm afraid I have to admit that I was not able to capture it all with just a pen in my hand.” The book is to be understood as a script/score and will be performed by several voices when it is presented.

Artists’ Book

Heating up the seat

by Susanne Miggitsch

Publisher
Release Place Vienna, Austria
Release Date 2023
Credits
Designer: Astrid Seme
Printrun 500
Identifiers
ISBN-13: 978-3-903353-12-1
Work  
Topics London, Noise, Public Transport, Voices
Methods Transcription
Dimensions 11.0 × 17.5 cm
Pages 192

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