First iteration of an ongoing project exploring the aftermath of the Tompkins Square Park Riots (1991) through archival video/ sound footage (Clayton Patterson Archives) and present day field video/sound footage. How do the implications of this event linger in the the park's current soundscape? What was gained? What was the cost? Since its inception in the mid 19th century, Tompkins Square Park has been a locus of public protest in New York City. The riots not only brought heightened attention to issues of housing affordability, homelessness, gentrification and the role of public spaces in the East Village/ Lower East Side, but further solidified the role of the consumer friendly handheld camcorder as an invaluable tool of protest.

Materials: Materials: archival video/sound, field recordings (stereo lavs) drum set, crotales, Ableton Live, VideoSync, Sensory Percussion, Roland SPD-SX