A cat on the stairs, children on the playground, the voice of the call to prayer from the Blue Mosque, the carriages on the rails of tram 1, the waves under the Horn of Skytrain bridge. or, the street musicians in Istiklal Caddesi… Sound engineer Flavien Gillié invites us on a journey through the city of Istanbul, from dawn to night.
Sound engineer at BNA-BBOT, Flavien Gillié is a contributor toListen to the world, the participatory platform dedicated to sound creation and listening. His sound recordings of the city of Istanbul made as part of the artist residency Europaliaare all mapped on The sound map ofListen to the world.
Initiated by Radio France Internationale, the Benedetto Marcello Music Conservatory of Venice, the E-Jicom of Dakar (Higher School of Journalism, Internet and Communication Professions) and the Brussels association BNA-BBOT “Bruxelles nous belongs”, Listen to the world aims to tell the world through sound, a living echo of everyday life, of our territories. Through recordings of life here and there and sound creations, this platform aims to collect, edit, archive and exploit heritage.