‘If These Walls Could Speak’

What does lockdown sound like?

‘If These Walls Could Speak’ explores the multifaceted experiences of the home during the Corona pandemic through a spatial and auditory installation. Visitors are invited to take a seat in the installation and listen to the walls. Three consecutive soundscapes, which explore three aspects of being at home during the pandemic, are echoed through the whispering wall.

The soundscapes are made of fragments from an archive of audio recordings from the first lockdown documenting individuals’ experiences. The installation encourages reflections on the messy, composite, and nuanced experiences of the home during the pandemic, to call for considerations on future domestic practices.

The installation is developed by the STAY HOME research project, in which architects, theologians, historians as well as science and technology scholars collaborate to investigate the home during the pandemic.

Collaborators

Royal Danish Academy: Center for Interior Studies, (Kirsten Marie Raahauge, Peter Thule Kristensen)

External collaborators:
Anne-Milla Wichmann Kristensen, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen; Katja Sara Pape de Neergaard, Department of Business IT, IT University of Copenhagen; Katrine Rønsig Larsen, Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen; Emma Klakk Christensen, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen; Mette Birkedal Bruun, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen; Peter Alexander Bullough, SUPERNATURE; Olivia Toftum, Exhibition Consultant; Finn Svanholm, Audio Consultant; Anders Drøidal, Production/Fabrication; Carlsbergfondet