My Illuminati/witchcraft/paranoia "audio walk" (Download WAV file via Mediafire) project is meant to bring the domain of occult conspiracy theory (normally confined to a self-selected audience frequenting web sites such as Vigilant Citizen) into a public sphere. The audio track is meant to draw the listener into a state of paranoia in relation to the larger environment (the U.S. government, pop culture, etc.).
Participants on this "audio walk" would be equipped with a listening device (iPod, etc.) and closed-ear headphones (to minimize external sound), and placed within a public space - particularly one associated with some sort of consumer pop-culture spectacle. As suggested in class last week, a site associated with the holiday-shopping craze would be a particularly interesting location for this project; for this purpose, the ideal location in Philadelphia would be the Macy's (formerly Lord and Taylor and, before that, Wanamaker's) annual Christmas light show (c. 1955).
I hope that the contrast between these elements (occult- and mind-control-related recordings, holiday shopping spectacle) will help induce a confused or paranoiac state in participants, as well as creating something of a humorous counterpoint to these ideas. This contradiction will also serve to draw attention to the very real occult-conspiracy theorist/crypto-conservative/Fundamentalist subculture - which, in it's own way, is similarly fascinating, laughable and frightening.
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