Exhibition 'Spiral of Time - MACBA'

Sound is intangible and ephemeral, yet it can be one of the most determining characteristics of the spaces it occupies. 'Spiral of Time' is an in-situ work by artist, composer, and researcher Edwin van der Heide (Hilversum, 1970) that explores sound and its relationship with space and time. A system of microphones installed at the MACBA has been recording ambient sounds from Plaça dels Àngels since July 17, 2024, and will continue until July 2027. The resulting sound archive, organized by time intervals, proposes various ways to understand the idiosyncrasies of the museum's immediate environment through cyclic sound patterns resulting from both natural rhythms and human activity.