Episode 3: SF Ferry Building

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06/16/16 • 6 min

The San Francisco Ferry Building opened in 1898, but fell out of favor after the 1950's when it became entangled by freeway noise. The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake put an end to the waterfront freeway nonsense and in 2002 the Ferry Building was renovated and revived as a public space with farmers markets and stores representing some of the greater Bay Area's culinary, produce, and craft offerings. Cultural Frequencies // Sonic Essays A series of sonic essays exploring diverse landscapes. Decibels reveals the vibrancy of common places through sound. Being aware, being quiet, and just being transforms cacophonous monotony into symphonic relationships. Credits: This program is a collaboration between THE NEW ASTERISK & BLUEEGG MEDIA and is produced by Robin Gianattassio-Malle, Jeremy Joven, and Alexander Winter.

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Cacophony transforms into euphony in the cathedral-esque architecture of Grand Central Station Cultural Frequencies // Sonic Essays A series of sonic essays exploring diverse landscapes. Decibels reveals the vibrancy of common places through sound. Being aware, being quiet, and just being transforms cacophonous monotony into symphonic relationships. Credits: This program is a collaboration between THE NEW ASTERISK & BLUEEGG MEDIA and is produced by Robin Gianattassio-Malle, Jeremy Joven, and Alexander Winter.

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Episode 4: SFMoMA

After a three-year hiatus due to the construction of a larger space, the San Francisco MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) is once again fully open to the public. New curations await, a gigantic fern plant wall, novel vantage points, and publicly accessible hang-out spaces; in this episode, we journey through the sonic, emotional, and psychological aspects of these spaces. What's the meaning of a dedicated art space like this to our society, to the individual? How do we critically question and analyze what's presented to the public and to whom does it speak?