Susanne Miggitsch, Heating up the seat Music and Sound The symbolism of the primstav

The symbolism of the primstav (a calendar staff used by the agricultural societies of old Scandinavia)

Coco Capitán has always scribbled down her thoughts – everywhere

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but also the larger social dynamics of a contentious time period in the city of Chicago

Photography by MJ & Lisa Woolfork archive

Susanne Miggitsch, Heating up the seat Music and Sound The symbolism of the primstavThis book is a transcript of hours of bus rides through London. Conversations, soundscapes, and announcements are meticulously written down, with priority given to the loudest noise or the loudest voice(s). The result is a dense textual fabric, a hybrid between documentation and poetry. In the process, Miggitsch creates a portrait of a sound environment that belongs to a particular place. It is not surprising that Susanne Miggitsch actually comes from