Shepard Craig - On Foot: Aubervilliers

Facts From September 10th through October 3rd, 2019, Craig Shepard lead groups of two to twelve people on walks between three and twelve hours beginning and ending at the Laboratoires d’Aubervilliers. Shorter walks covered the immediate neighborhood. Longer walks explored the connections between Aubervilliers and adjoining neighborhoods. At the middle of each walk, the group stopped, stood in a circle and listened to ambient sounds of the site while Shepard made a field recording. All slight motions, including rustling clothes and little coughs were picked up by the microphones; each participant’s stillness became their performance. The 3CD release includes a field recording from each walk interspersed with melodic pieces for music box and for sruti box.