Yesterday, a photographic shoot beneath flyovers along the A55, M56 and M6 completed the supporting work for the ‘Secession and Uniformity’ vitrine. This line of work began by ‘finding’ the extraordinary space beneath the Llandudno Junction flyover on the A55 earlier in the year and led to a web search and then yesterday’s field research on road flyovers. What extraordinary spaces these frequently are, they really are reminiscent of internal church and cathedral architecture. They are not as symmetric but the curves of the roadway add another layer to the visual experience. If you then add the sounds which echo beneath these spaces, then to be there becomes quite a chilling and threatening experience. They deserve celebrating.
While at the sites I also collected sound at several places. This seems to come from the tyre thump over the expansion joints in the road deck… the sound level and attack of these noises can be quite unnerving. These sounds will be used to produce a soundscape for the ‘sublime’ vitrine.
