Siyan Zhang, 2024
Multi-channel sound installation at HGB Östflüge hallway
Infrastructures function with repetition and precision. So do advertisements. The campaign slogans of LVB (the public transportation company in Leipzig) carry a motivational speech undertone, which in turn trigger the slippage of two concepts: the physical road to passengers’ destination and the existentialistic road to success. Both roads ensure the stable running of society: everyday we take public transportations to perform a day of productivity. By overlaying advertisement slogans inspired by LVB and the sound of transportation vehicles, the multi-channel sound installation attempt to surface the underlying structures of our daily life.
Transcript:
Male voice
1. Immer weitergehen. / Always moving forward.
2. Wir bringen dir die Zukunft. / We bring you the future.
3. Nichts kann dich aufhalten. / Nothing can stop you.
4. Menschen bewegen, Leben verändern / Moving people, changing lives.
5. Wer die Wahl hat, hat die Qual. mit unserer App, findest du die beste Route mit nur einem Klick. /
Are you lost in choices? Download the app now to travel with the best route, chosen just for you!
Female voice
1. Dein Heim unterwegs. / Your home on the go.
2. Infra H, deine liebste Mobilitätsart. / Infra H, your go to way.
3. Zusammen erreichen wir dein Ziel. / Together, we achieve.
4. Fährst du mit uns? Wir suchen dich! Check out unsere Job Angebote auf www.infrah.com! /
Still looking for us? We’re looking for you! Check out our new job offerings on www.infrah.com!
5. Von deinem Zuhause zu deinem Ziel, verknüpf jetzt mit flexiblen On-demand-Angeboten. /
From your home to your stop, now with the flexible On-demand option.