A creak of a museum floor contains layers of information. Who were the people that stepped over it through centuries, what path they were following, what were their thoughts, ideas and fears?<\/p>\n
This piece contains 8 authentic field recordings of real squeaky floors from Russian and international museums \u2013 combined with an artistic monologue by Galina Cherkashina, who is the head of 14-17 Centuries History Department at the Sergiyev Posad State museum.<\/p>\n
She speaks about the meaning of this particular sound, covering a number of topics, from the museum creak’s sonic qualities and its ability to evoke feelings and images in one’s imagination to its role as an unbiased historic witness or even a privacy invader.<\/p>\n
Most of these squeaks were gathered by a recorder lying on the museum floor, sometimes at the risk of being confiscated by the security officers. Each recording location is stated within the piece.<\/p>\n
Recorded through several years, these raucous sounds act as a soundtrack to the times long gone, yet remaining a timeless classic up to the present day.<\/p>\n