Kalibata Pulo Soundscape 2024-25
These compositions from the field recordings made by Sigisora at Forum Lenteng help us tap into the hidden local water knowledge embedded and embodied in the local residents’ daily life in Kalibata Pulo, Jakarta.
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sigisora (@sigisora_) The sound of sewing machines accompanied by dangdut music from garment workers is a sign that production continues until night. It can be heard along with the sound of flowing river water, crickets, and children playing in the yard of the Mushollah. That night…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sigisora (@sigisora_) That night we did a soundwalk in Kalibata Pulo. When I arrived at a field, I tried to sit still and record next to a resident’s burning trash heap. I placed the recorder on the ground and captured the very loud sound of crickets.…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sigisora (@sigisora_) As the largest city and the centre of the economy in Indonesia, it is no wonder that Jakarta is the place of work for most people from the satellite cities. In this soundscape, we can hear the sholawat (veneration for Muhammad P.B.U.H) that is…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sigisora (@sigisora_) The afternoon of 21 September 2024 I walked towards a small bridge in a dead-end alley to record the sound of water in the river. Suddenly there was a sound like a noisy exhaust that was approaching my ears. My vision did not match…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sigisora (@sigisora_) For the number of times I stepped into Kalibata Pulo. Enjoying the encounter of sounds between technologies. Here we can see by ear that the habit of listening to sounds overlapping with the noise of machines can have a sensory effect, thus triggering enthusiasm.…
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sigisora (@sigisora_) In this sound journal, which is always intended to be a catalogue of everyday sounds, I recorded a truck in the playground, when I was there the wind was strong, and the sound of the wind here is the wind passing through bamboo leaves,…