Lighthouse 40°N 73°W

A sound installation that plumbs a world in which the seas have risen—in particular, the uneasy psychic terrain of an inundated New York City. Lighthouse 40° N, 73° W is a sonic remapping of familiar territory turned strange, broadcast through headphones to individual listeners. A hypnotic electronic score of found sounds, drones and musical motifs conjures a visceral sense of traveling through New York City’s crumbling subterranean infrastructure, destabilized by overuse and the effects of extreme weather. Words are used sparingly. Instead, a delicate interchange of short-wave radio recordings and climatic noise, broken codes and uncertain ciphers, conveys themes of wonder, impermanence, and solitude. 

Music/Sound/Voice: Christina Campanella

Mixing/Dramaturgy: Jim Dawson

Song Lyrics: Stephanie Fleischmann

Lighthouse was funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature via NYSCA’s Independent Artist Commission in Film, Media, and New Technologies.

2015 New York Electronic Art Festival – Produced by Harvestworks, Curated by Carol Parkinson

2015 HERE Arts Center, Culturemart – Curated by Kim Whitener and Kristin Marting

photo credit: Christina’s dad