ABSTRACT
How is sound exhibited, created and experienced? What human stories can be told when 100 years of recorded heritage is released from shelves and media files and re-circulated among communities? In this chapter I trace a series of sound stories from the rainforests of the Central African Republic, to the taxis and townships of South Africa; from urban nightclubs to global art galleries and museums; from archive shelves back into everyday life. I explore how responsive sound might be to the possibilities of curation and consider how responsible collaboration in this process opens up creative and ethical possibilities.
