photo by dan efram
The Visitation, A Soundwalk A sound walk inspired by the 2016 appearance of the Harlem Deer. Created for Jackie Robinson Park, New York City.
A meditation on the presence of the mythic in the everyday and the uneasy relationship between the built environment and the natural world. A soundscape threaded through with the ethereal voice of the deer becomes a visceral sonic journey through our longing for the solace of the wild, The Visitation charts the histories and hauntings of a particular urban geography, embedded within the geology of time.
Music, Narration, Audio Production: Christina Campanella
Words: Stephanie Fleischmann
Created with Stephanie Fleischmann and Mallory Catlett
Length: 49:14
Materials:
Headphones, Map, Smartphone, Internet Access, Jackie Robinson Park
Starting Point:
Enter Jackie Robinson Park from W145th St. and either Edgecombe or Bradhurst Ave. Position yourself on the path near the gate in front of the pool.
Instructions:
- Take note of your sorroundings in relation to the MAP
- Place your phone in DO NOT DISTURB
- Connect your HEADPHONES to your phone
- CLICK “Listen in Browser” or the PLAY button on the image of the deer (below)
- LISTEN for instructions and follow along on the map
With performances by Campanella, Mark Spencer, Sammy Baker, Black-Eyed Susan, Abraham Gomez-Delgado, Carl Hancock Rux, Callie Katrice Holley, John-Andrew Morrison, Ryan Packard, Mia Pixley, and Jude Shimer.
Presented by HERE Arts Center #stillHERE 2021 with commissioning from Café Royal Cultural Foundation and Foundation for Contemporary Arts; relaunched on #UrHERE.art 2023