hungerford bridge

dark
An ebbing soundtrack of trains and tide.
The recording was made on the edge of the RIver Thames at low tide
underneath Hungerford Bridge.



Hungerford Bridge was originally
recorded for the art event
European Echoes at Röda Sten in Göteborg, Sweden, 1998.
Curated by Biggi Vinkeloe,
Andrew Cowie and Peeter Uuskyla.

 


roda sten

Röda Sten is an abandoned turbine building under the vast road bridge that crosses the estuary in Göteborg. Tilson searched in London to find an audio equivalent to the Swedish location. He listened to many bridges. Hungerford Bridge was choosen for the combined sound of people, tide and and trains.

Herakleitos:
"You never step in the same river twice".

turbine hall

Thames River Cruises

The Tideway - London's River

NWS Tide Terminology

Professor Faraday

The Cross River Partnership

Dynamic Analysis of the Hungerford Bridge Millennium Project

All change for Hungerford Bridge

Old Hungerford Bridgege

You are looking North towards

Probability Lesson

Hungerford Bridge is a railway bridge that links the South Bank to Charing Cross Station in London. Bolted onto its side is a footbridge.

Röda Sten


Greater London Radio
Jake Tilson was interviewed with Roger Elsgood on the Robert Elms show on Jan 18th 2000 about Hungerford Bridge.

I London - John Freeman
Hungerford Bridge was used as the soundtrack to a film by the artist John Freeman, directed by Roger Elsgood, Jan 2000.


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