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transcript |  changes with the passage of time | up

What is time? Changes made in the passing of time. Trafalgar Square, Heroes Square….direction in which Nelson looked .... recorded in time. June 23rd, 1715. The house of Assembly condemns a priest’s conduct. Mr. William Gordon, a minister under holy orders in the parish of St George, leaves his bench for several weeks and goes to the island of Martinique, bringing with him large quantities of contraband goods, such as brandy, claret and other French wines, selling them to a public store in Bridgetown.

Time is just a way for us as humans to monitor our lives.

How do we explain time? Can we?

The telephone in the taxi stand…

We’re sorry. You’re out of…time.

artist profile | ingrid gall | up

In Ingrid Gall’s soundscape, she ponders the question “What is time?” Her opening comments, “Trafalgar Square, National Heroes’ Square… direction in which Nelson looked” reference the changes that have occurred in this area – the renaming of the Square and the re-positioning of the famous Bridgetown statue of Lord Nelson, erected in 1813 to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar. She presents the sounds that indicate the passing of time in this particular nexus of the city – the ringing of the nearby Cathedral bells and the chiming of the Parliament Buildings’ clock – in conjunction with a contemporary message from a public pay phone that indicates that the listener is “out of time”. In Gall’s words, “the piece seeks to make us realize how dynamic time is and the value of time… how easily it slips away...”

Ingrid Gall attended the <bridgetown>whisperpost workshop as a student artist. She has since gained her B.F.A. from the Barbados Community College (2006). She works with jewelry and constructed pieces and has an interest in Display Design. Her work was commissioned for the Miss Barbados Universe Competition 2006.