Tuesday, July 12, 2005

haiku review: "her long black hair," by janet cardiff



A word is warranted, I suppose. Janet Cardiff is a an artist who makes sound recordings, audio tours of a sort, except instead of simply describing places and pointing out things of interest, they combine stories and stream of consciousness and very carefully chosen ambient sounds in a way that...well, I'm crossing the line between description and review, no?

Anyway, she has recorded a walk through Central Park, available for free from Thursday through Monday from a kiosk courtesy of the Public Art Fund.

Just like living in
Someone else's mind a while
A strange, lovely tour.