In celebration of the town’s 375th anniversary, Greenwich Voices has been designed as an audio time capsule of life in Greenwich in 2015. Over the course of four months, guest curators Karina Aguilera Skvirsky and Liselot van der Heijden ranged throughout town to record the voices of residents who, in response to questions about life in Greenwich, discussed what the town represents to them and what it’s like to live here. Through their varied observations, these myriad anonymous voices capture a rich portrait of the community that is unexpected, personal and resonates with larger social issues. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to pick up a receiver and listen to the recordings that create a multi-layered portrait of Greenwich and its denizens.
Quotes taken from past publications along with images drawn from the Greenwich Historical Society’s collections will complement contemporary voices throughout the exhibition space. A recording space will also be available to the public for those who wish to respond to some of the questions on May 9, June 13, July 11 and August 8, 2015.
All recordings (including those not used in the exhibition) will be saved in the Greenwich Historical Society Library and Archives, and the project will serve as a unique gift to future residents when the town celebrates its 400th birthday in 2040!
Guest Curators Liselot van der Heijden and Karina Aguilera Skvirsky
Curated by Karen Frederick
This exhibition was generously supported by a gift from Russ and Debbie Reynolds.