Art
Talking Poles in Vancouver
Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
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Talking Poles: Love and Peace. A collaboration between Lorna Boschman, Victoria Moulder, T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss and local community members who shared their voices and drumming in 2009. This walk features a selection of clips from our original Surrey BC site along Vancouver's Woodland Drive bike path.
The collaged images on the Poles were created by Akash Murgai. The audio clips were created in collaboration with community members, with sound design by Take 5.
The Sonic Map is another way to share our collaboration with future generations. This version created with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. The original version created as a public art project for the City of Surrey B.C.
Audio samples
Best Laughter
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Best laughter recorded with community participants during the Talking Poles project, with background music. Image is of fine arts students from Kwantlen University who worked with us to develop the concepts.
Rattle Peace Love
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Clip begins with the sound of birds. The sound of a rattle, and June Clearsky says, "This is my prayer of peace and love. Hope. Love and peace. Love and peace." Ends with sounds of birds, rattle and music.
Remix
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A remix of music licensed for the Talking Poles. Image shows the electronic components being installed in the original Poles, with Victoria Moulder up top while Bobbi Kozinuk holds the ladder.
About the creator
Digital Stories Canada