Archive for ‘Found Sound’
Four Lions Fountain | Boys Town, Omaha | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The Four Lions Fountain, located in the Boys Town in Omaha, was erected by the Variety Clubs International in 1948 in memory of the founder of Boys Town Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan and the recipient of Variety Clubs First Humanitarian Award.
More →Water Tower Fountain at Iron Horse Park | Haymerket | Lincoln, Nebraska | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The fountain at Iron Horse Park in Haymarket District in downtown Lincoln seemed to be a very popular Kodak-movement & canoodling hotspot in hot summer nights. I readied my field-recording gears, patiently browsing through Gabriel García Márquez’s short story “El Avión de la Bella Durmiente” (Sleeping Beauty and the Airplane)...
More →Bakewell Ottoman Garden | Missouri Botanical Garden | St. Louis, MO | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The Bakewell Ottoman Garden, a Turkish garden established in the northeast corner of the Missouri Botanical Garden in 2006, features a stone pedestal fountain, known as cheshme, a main fountain, classic Turkish plants and flowers such as tulips, citrus, and perennials. The garden was a gift from the late Edward L. Bakewell,...
More →The Bell Tree | Missouri Botanical Garden | St. Louis, MO | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The Bell Tree Sculpture in the Missouri Botanical Garden was pretty popular. While waiting patiently in the line mostly consisted of giggly five-year-olds and their parents to play with the sculpture, I, for some reasons, began to gleefully hum Bob Dylan’s “All I Really Want to Do” in my nearly-sunburned head. I...
More →The Humane Society Fountain in the Haymarket District, donated by the National Humane Alliance in 1908 to mark the establishment of Lincoln's Humane Society in 1907, was originally built in the center of M Street between 8th and 9th streets with the aim to provide "refreshment for dogs, horse, and human." It features three lion-head spigots and four water basins at the base of the fountain. The fountain was relocated...
More →Japanese Garden | Loose Park, Kansas City | 2010 | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang The Japanese Tea Room and Garden, located in the Jacob L. Loose Memorial Park, was established in 2006 to stimulate the cultural exchange between Kansas City, Missouri and its Sister City Kurashaki, Japan. The facility, which can accommodate up to four people, is currently available for holding traditional Japanese tea ceremonies.
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