KOMPASS / Mandø
Mandø
Mandø is a small island located in the Wadden Sea. It is a part of the tidal zone that extends from the Netherlands, along Germany and up along the coast of Jutland, Denmark. The rising and falling of the sea on the island means that it is connected with the mainland only when the tide is at its very lowest. The tides of Mandø and the constant and changing winds that sweep through its shores shaped the fieldwork of Røed and Lidén.
As a way of approaching the tide through listening, a small «impulse response» device; a hollow steal rod with a metal marble, was mounted on to the jib. Every now and then, when the wind shook the jib and marble moved and clinched against the end-piece, creating an echo. The echo was recorded, a preserved chunk of time, of change, that later could filter the field recordings as a reverb.
