Title: PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEECH ON THE DEATH OF OSAMA BIN LADEN STRETCHED TO THE DURATION OF 3520 DAYS (audio work)
Description: The speech from President Obama, given on May 1st 2011 (see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNYmK19‐d0U ) is 9:28 minutes long and marks the end of the hunt of Osama Bin Laden, which started on September 11th 2001 (from September 11th 2001 till May 1st 2011 is 3520 days). The expansion of the roughly 10‐ minute speech over a period of almost 10 years will produce a constant stream of in‐apprehensible noise similar to an ambient drone, with subtle variations over the course of the time.
Option 1 – Rendered File: By my calculations, an audio file with the duration of 3520 days will have a file size of 3 to 4 Terra Bite. This poses questions about producing such data on the one side and of the (im‐) possibility of presenting and experiencing such an art work on the other.
Option 2 – Stream: The work can be set up to stretch the audio file live. For this purpose I’m looking for a host location, where I can set up a computer for 10 years. The location should have a stable power source and an internet connection. The stream of the sound will be made available over the internet, similar to a web radio.
This stream can then be integrated into exhibitions around the world for parts of the duration of the work. Link to the file (1 hour excerpt in mp3 format): https://dl.dropbox.com/u/464788/obama‐speech‐1hour.mp3
Title: PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEECH ON THE DEATH OF OSAMA BIN LADEN STRETCHED TO THE DURATION OF 3520 DAYS (audio work)
Description: The speech from President Obama, given on May 1st 2011 (see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNYmK19‐d0U ) is 9:28 minutes long and marks the end of the hunt of Osama Bin Laden, which started on September 11th 2001 (from September 11th 2001 till May 1st 2011 is 3520 days). The expansion of the roughly 10‐ minute speech over a period of almost 10 years will produce a constant stream of in‐apprehensible noise similar to an ambient drone, with subtle variations over the course of the time.
Option 1 – Rendered File: By my calculations, an audio file with the duration of 3520 days will have a file size of 3 to 4 Terra Bite. This poses questions about producing such data on the one side and of the (im‐) possibility of presenting and experiencing such an art work on the other.
Option 2 – Stream: The work can be set up to stretch the audio file live. For this purpose I’m looking for a host location, where I can set up a computer for 10 years. The location should have a stable power source and an internet connection. The stream of the sound will be made available over the internet, similar to a web radio.
This stream can then be integrated into exhibitions around the world for parts of the duration of the work. Link to the file (1 hour excerpt in mp3 format): https://dl.dropbox.com/u/464788/obama‐speech‐1hour.mp3