Cities And Memory

"Viewed from above, on maps and in satellite imagery, Litzauer Schleife (‘Litzau Loop’) appears as a gracefully looping meander. Sonically, on the ground, the field recording makes a similar gesture with the sounds of gently flowing water and the calls and wingbeats of birds. We were intrigued to learn this section of the River Lech is protected by conservation legislation and is one of the very few remaining parts of the river that approximates a ‘natural’ riverscape. We dug a bit into the history of this place and learned about past times and people that both inspired and troubled our contribution."In the decades following World War Two, Litzau Loop was saved from being turned into a reservoir while under incredible pressure from powerful industrial interests seeking to develop entirely the Bavarian section of the River Lech. The word ‘pressure’ and sound of water rushing through a power plant in Ilaria Boffa’s preceding piece for Section 13 thus resonated for us and we brought it into the our opening."Ano