Soundwalk is very happy to announce our newest installation, Ulysses’ Syndrome, at the highly anticipated Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China.

Ulysses’ Syndrome is a sonic and visual artwork retracing the Odyssey of  Ulysses across the Mediterranean Sea, from Troy to Ithaca. In 2009, the Soundwalk collective set out on an adventure  on board a ship specially equipped with long range antennae, recording the hertzian frequencies along the shores of the Mediterranean.

Soundwalk has captured the humanity of the Mediterranean: conversations of Libyan fishermen on Greek cargo ships, passing yachts on the Corsican coast and customs officers of the Bay of Naples– all represented in these sonic fragments like a tower of Babel. The resulting work is a sonic fresco of 24 hours, resonant of the 24 songs of Homer’s Odyssey.

An audio-visual work of art, Ulysses’ Syndrome is premiering at the Lille Europe Pavilion as part of the Shanghai Expo, in place from May 1- July 15 2010. Visitors will hear the soundscape, while Soundwalk founder Stephan Crasneanscki’s panoramic photos of the sea provide the backdrop, transporting the audience to the Mediterranean. A mobile application will also be available for download during the summer of 2010, like a few drops of the Mediterranean bottled up in your phone.

Click the audio player to hear an excerpt from Puglia, Italy

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Press coverage: Artforum’s review of Ulysses’ Syndrome, l’Officiel Voyage’s feature article, and France Culture ACR’s audio preview of the project.