Description of Work

"TONE AND PLACE (Work1) PIER 6 BOSTON HARBOR"

("CityLinks" #4 & #14)

TeleLink Sound Installation

A 5 year live Transmission of The Boston Harbor Sound Environment from a microphone overlooking the ocean at Pier 6.

(Nov1973 to Nov1978)

Live sound from THE BOSTON HARBOR was transmitted to Amacher's studio everyday for 2 1/2 years.  An open 15kc telephone link to her studio (at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) provided continuous, live 24-hour-a-day transmission of the Harbor Sound Environment.

A new link from the PIER 6 MICROPHONE was made in May 1976, transmitting Amacher's live BOSTON HARBOR SOUND INSTALLATION to loudspeakers at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (May1976 to Nov1978).

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here's another version that was not published

"TONE AND PLACE (Work1) PIER 6 BOSTON HARBOR"

("CityLinks" #4 & #14)

A 5 year Telelink installation, transmitting TTHE LIVE BOSTON HARBOR SOUND ENVIRONMENT -- RECEIVED BY A MICROPHONE OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN AT PIER 6 -- to Amacher's studio, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.(Nov 1973 May1976; and the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT (May 1976 Nov1978).

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Photo Captions

ma_3 and ma_2. 

MICROPHONE INSTALLATION overlooking the ocean at the New England Fish Exchange, Pier 6 Boston Harbor.  Photos show details of camouflage for microphone in opening at top of window (under insulation covering) at the New England Fish Exchange.

Photo ma_3 from the first months (March 1974)

Photo ma_2 from the second year (Sept 1975)

ma_1

ROOM -- WITH MICROPHONE INSTALLATION AND 15kc TELEPHONE LINK-- AT NEW ENGLAND FISH EXCHANGE, BOSTON HARBOR. 

Photo shows installation in room, overlooking the ocean at Pier 6 that remained for five years, transmitting the live BOSTON HARBOR SOUND ENVIRONMENT.  This photo from the second year (1975).

... microphone in opening at top of window (under insulation covering).

... pre amp and power supply for microphone on the floor, under plastic, carboard and paper covers.

...15kc telephone link to Amacher's studio at MIT (Nov1973 to May1976); and the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory MIT May1976 to Nov1978.

or as published

From the second year: microphone in opening at top of window (under insulation covering); preamp and power supply for microphone on the floor, under plastic, cardboard and paper covers; 15kc telephone link to Amacher's studio at MIT (Nov1973 to May 1976); and the Artificial Ingtelligence Laboratory, MIT (May1976 to Nov1978).