Listen "S02E02 - Backyard Scapes"
Episode Synopsis
Those hidden pockets scattered throughout cities - spaces where the public-facing world blends into the private lives of people.This episode explores three different backyards at different times of the day, in different cities.From a November morning in Prague where artificial light melts with the waking day, to a Viennese residential yard where fragments of life fall like musical notes from windows, to a cobblestone square where hard stones reflect the city's awakening.Timestamps: 04:00 - Prague Dawn Passage 10:00 - Vienna Residential Evening30:00 - Vienna Cobblestone Yard MorningThe space becomes an acoustic instrument, shaping and reflecting the sounds that pass through it. These are threshold spaces - not quite inside, not quite outside - where the city shows its softer side.Extended listening without narration: YouTube channel "The Listening Field"Next episode: How spaces sound when muted by the first snow.The Listening Field - Season 2: The Sound of Space
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