The ambience has something to say. Urban Small Talk is a digital archive of field recordings collected around Rotterdam, offering a new perspective into experiencing the city. Take a stroll around the soundmap and reconnect with Rotterdam, whether you are a fresh acquaintance or an old friend.
What would happen if Rotterdam heard you? Would the city change? Would your existence in it change? Does Rotterdam hear you? How can you tell? If so, where are you heard? If not, where would you want to be heard?If you could speak with Rotterdam, how would the conversation go? Do you make the city yours by recording it? When has the city recorded you? If you can't communicate with sound, how else can you? Does Rotterdam understand you? Where does Rotterdam understand you? Do you understand Rotterdam? Where do you understand Rotterdam? How do you defy the city? How does the city defy you?
