malling in kl* [2006]
Sound project and limited edition CD conceived to be played from the sound system of a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
*The title comes from a quote by Pakistani writer Ziauddin Sardar :
Malling, as I named the act of wandering aimlessly around the innumerable shopping centres that sprout up everywhere like a secondary jungle undergrowth...
(from The Consumption of Kuala Lumpur, Reaktion Books, London, 2000).
This project of invading the sound system of a shopping mall de luxe came about as part of an artistic residency in Kuala Lumpur. A soundtrack that played continuously from the sound-system of the shopping mall (elevators and speakers in common areas) was created In collaboration colaboration of: Akta Angkasa, Babasónicos, Couple, Deepset, El Perro del Mar, Chris Funkhouser, Siew-Wai Kok, Lasser Moderna, Ochiqueochenta, Titán and local artists Sau Bin Yap + Jordan Tan.
More on Malling in KL, detailed information about the soundtrack and a floor plan.
