Ars Electronica Festival · 2017
A City Searches For A Microphone
by Alexander Pospischil, Ludwig Berger
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2017
Alexander Pospischil and Ludwig Berger's “A City Searches For A Microphone” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2017, category Digital Musics & Sound Art.
*A city searches for a microphone* is a participatory sound intervention. A microphone is hidden in a secret place in the city, its sounds are transmitted live via radio and internet. Equipped with headphones and mobile radios or smartphones, the participants are invited to track the sound source.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.