ELECTRICAL WALKS Christina Kubisch’s Electrical Walks enable a new experience Electromagnetic fields can vary within very short distances. of the city of Athens. It uncovers the hidden electromagnetic Use of headphones is not harmful, but please be cautious fields that normally you cannot hear. Visitors, armed as certain sound sources, particularly antennas or security with a special magnetic headphone that amplifies the gates can be extremely loud. Never pass a security gate with electromagnetic fields of the city, and a map, marked with the headphone in function; it will harm your ears and the special acoustic landmarks, are offered an auditory adventure headphone! that changes the perception of everyday reality. The route Take your time to listen. The more you rush, the less you hear. indicated on the map is a suggestion only. Feel free to explore Please treat the headphones with care, they are custom made. the city as you choose. Some of the sounds indicated on Turn your headphones off while you have a rest during the the map may not be present all the time. Walk slowly and walk and after the walk to save battery power. Please return sometimes just stop and turn your head around. them by the agreed time. 14 13 12 CENTRAL MARKET OMIROU 1 ARISTIDOU PARNASOU

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1. Goethe-Institut Athen Compare the difference between Plasma, go back from here to Syntagma place and At the reception you will get your and LCD screens. bring your headphone back to Goethe- electromagnetic headphone and a map with 6. National Bank. Institut. Please switch off when not used. instructions. The walk is free, but you will Go close to the ATM machines and put your 12. Pireaus Bank be asked to leave your identity card. Leave head in it. Compare to Eurobank. Go on and enter the the building towards the Syntagma metro passage at Aristidou Street Nr.9 station. 7. Security gates Listen to the many surveillance systems 13. Copy Shop Underground 2. Metro station Syntagma at the entrance of shops such as Grand Look for an open door to your right with When you reach the metro station switch Optical, Promod, Zara, Mango, Sephora, Pull the indication “Ε. ΣΤΡΙΛΙΓΚΑΣ”. Go down the headphone on position 3 (red light & Bear, Accessories, Mothercare, Adidas, and approach the thick bundles of cables. appears). Enter the metro station and GAP etc. Attention: these rhythmic sounds Leave the passage. listen to the ticket machines, bankomats can be very loud. Do not go too close. 14. Market Hall and the light screens of the advertisement Enter the meat market and listen to the billboards. Go as close as possible, move 8. Kapnikarea Church neon light and the dead animals. your head. Leave the metro station through Get a rest for your ears, take off the Walk down - switch off the the main exit. headphone, switch it off and listen to the acoustic environment. Continue on headphone if you need a rest for your ears. 3. Syntagma place Kalamiotou Street with your headphone 15. Place Outside of the exit you will hear a “Hiss”. switched on again. Explore the various magnetic fields of Slowly go up the staircase next to the the place such as shops, banks, cables, station until towards the street, then go to 9. Eurobank fridges, internet signals etc. Have a look your right until you reach the huge antenna. Nice sounding ATM machine. at the ancient ruins. Take the metro from Attention: can be very loud. The magnetic Continue until you reach the cross section Monastiraki to Syntagma station. Walk the fields can be heard in various locations. of Kalamiotou and Evangelistras Street. Panepistimiou street until you find Omirou Cross Syntagma place. 10. Street drone street. Turn right and walk until you find Stop at the section and listen to the deep 4. Bus stop the Goethe-Institut Athen. Listen to the trolley lines and the buses. magnetic Drone. 5. Public 11. Bicycle shop Please bring back your headphone Enter the shop, take the staircase to your Stop in front of the bright green illuminated immediately after having finished left and go to the first floor, where you board of the bicycle store (Kolokotroni your walk. Thank you. will find the department of television Nr. 30) and move your head close to the displays. Approach the different TV screens screen. Enjoy the “singing voices”. www.christinakubisch.de and listen to them as closely as possible. If you are in a hurry or very tired you can www.goethe.de/athen