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[2.1.2026 - 5.1.2026]
SONIC GEOGRAPHIES:
by ARMANDO GUTIERREZ
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Where does the line between human and nonhuman begin? of creek and concerete? of human and bird?
CHAPTERS:
1. Cerrito Creek [2:25 - 8:32]:
how can sound reflect the dynamics of urban change?
2. Sausul Creek [8:32 - 16:40]
how does a person’s relationship with place define who they are?
3. Olema Creek [16:40 - 22:30]
what can life look like without freeways?
4. San Lorenzo Creek [22:30 - 29:31]
how can a city so defined by cars and concerete by defined by its natural history and residents?
5. Alameda Creek [29:31 - 33:48]
what does it mean to give voice to the smallest?
6. Lobos Creek [33:48 - 40:05]
what does a convergence of culture and nature look like in the everyday?
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SONIC GEOGRAPHIES:
CREEK MAPS: A SONIC TOUR OF THE BAY
by ARMANDO GUTIERREZ
9 creeks
12 weeks
hundres of sounds
one episode
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Where does the line between human and nonhuman begin? of creek and concerete? of human and bird?
CHAPTERS:
1. Cerrito Creek [2:25 - 8:32]:
how can sound reflect the dynamics of urban change?
slogans, signs, ghosts, droughts, and fountains
2. Sausul Creek [8:32 - 16:40]
how does a person’s relationship with place define who they are?
sunshine, dogs, nail salons, highschoolers and lushness
3. Olema Creek [16:40 - 22:30]
what can life look like without freeways?
songs , warmth, freeways, campfires and tectonic plates.
4. San Lorenzo Creek [22:30 - 29:31]
how can a city so defined by cars and concerete by defined by its natural history and residents?
Crosswalks, Grey Skies, Cars, Families and Crickets.
5. Alameda Creek [29:31 - 33:48]
what does it mean to give voice to the smallest?
Buzzing, chirping, splashing, rustling and footsteps.
6. Lobos Creek [33:48 - 40:05]
what does a convergence of culture and nature look like in the everyday?
Cyprus trees, families, singing sparrows and dogs.
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