#maintraining

[pfotenecke]

Mantrailing – Die Personensuche mit Hunden 🐶👃

Mantrailing ist eine besondere Form der Suche, bei der Hunde anhand eines individuellen Geruchs die Spur einer bestimmten Person verfolgen. Dabei nutzen sie ihren hochsensiblen Geruchssinn, der bis zu eine Million Mal stärker ist als der des Menschen. Ursprünglich für Polizei und Rettungshundestaffeln entwickelt, ist Mantrailing heute auch eine beliebte Freizeitbeschäftigung für Familienhunde.

Wie funktioniert Mantrailing?

🔹 Der Geruchsartikel – Der Hund bekommt einen Gegenstand mit dem Geruch der gesuchten Person, z. B. ein Taschentuch oder ein Kleidungsstück.

🔹 Spuraufnahme – Er setzt seine Nase ein, nimmt den Individualgeruch auf und beginnt, der Spur zu folgen. Dabei filtert er unzählige Fremdgerüche heraus.

🔹 Der Trail – Die Duftpartikel, die ein Mensch beim Gehen verliert, bleiben in der Luft und auf dem Boden haften. Der Hund folgt diesen, auch über große Distanzen hinweg.

🔹 Die Anzeige am Ziel – Hat der Hund die Person gefunden, zeigt er dies an – durch Hinlegen, Anspringen oder freudiges Bellen. Als Belohnung gibt es Futter, Spielzeug oder ausgiebiges Lob! 🎾🐾

Warum ist Mantrailing so wertvoll für Hunde?

✅ Natürliche Auslastung – Die Nasenarbeit entspricht dem natürlichen Jagdverhalten des Hundes und fordert ihn sowohl körperlich als auch mental.

✅ Stärkt die Bindung – Mensch und Hund arbeiten als Team zusammen, wodurch Vertrauen und Kooperation gefördert werden.

✅ Ideal für fast alle Hunde – Egal ob groß oder klein, jung oder alt – die meisten Hunde haben Freude am Trailen!

✅ Gleicht Stress aus – Besonders unsichere oder ängstliche Hunde profitieren vom Trailen, weil es ihre Konzentration und ihr Selbstbewusstsein stärkt.

Kann jeder mit seinem Hund Mantrailing machen?

Ja! Mantrailing ist für fast jeden Hund geeignet – egal ob Familienhund, Sporthund oder Rettungshund in Ausbildung. Besonders geeignet ist es für Hunde, die:

🐕 Gerne mit der Nase arbeiten und schnüffeln

🐕 Eine sinnvolle Beschäftigung brauchen, die sie geistig auslastet

🐕 Vielleicht unsicher oder ängstlich sind – denn Trailen stärkt ihr Selbstvertrauen

🐕 Körperlich nicht für extreme Sportarten geeignet sind, aber dennoch gefordert werden sollen

Mantrailing kann in einer Hundeschule mit professionellen Trainern oder als Freizeitbeschäftigung mit Freunden ausprobiert werden. Wichtig ist, dass es ohne Druck und mit positiver Verstärkung abläuft – der Spaß für den Hund steht im Vordergrund! 🎾

Mantrailing im Alltag – Kann es mir helfen?

Ja! Auch wenn du Mantrailing nur als Hobby betreibst, kann es sich positiv auf den Alltag mit deinem Hund auswirken:

🔹 Dein Hund lernt, sich besser zu konzentrieren und trotz Ablenkungen ruhig zu arbeiten.

🔹 Es stärkt die Kommunikation zwischen dir und deinem Hund – ihr werdet ein echtes Team!

🔹 Dein Hund wird gelassener, weil er sich durch die Sucharbeit besser regulieren kann.

🔹 Es ist eine perfekte Möglichkeit, ihn auch an Regentagen oder im Winter sinnvoll auszulasten.

Fazit: Warum Mantrailing für jeden Hund eine tolle Beschäftigung ist 🐾

Mantrailing ist mehr als nur eine Sucharbeit – es ist eine spannende Herausforderung für Hund und Mensch. Die natürliche Fähigkeit zur Nasenarbeit wird gefördert, der Hund erhält eine sinnvolle Beschäftigung und gleichzeitig wird die Bindung zum Halter gestärkt. Egal, ob als Freizeitspaß oder ernsthafte Ausbildung – viele Hunde lieben es, Spuren zu verfolgen und ihren Geruchssinn auszuleben! 🐶💙

Hast du schon einmal Mantrailing ausprobiert? Teile deine Erfahrungen in den Kommentaren! 👇🐾

[amnottrak-official]

Sydney Trains T set

Class of electric train operating in Sydney, Australia

The T sets, also referred to as the Tangara trains, are a class of electric multiple units that currently operate on the Sydney Trains network. Built by A Goninan & Co, the sets entered service between 1988 and 1995, initially under the State Rail Authority and later on CityRail. The T sets were built as "third-generation" trains for Sydney's rail fleet, coinciding with the final withdrawals of the "Red Rattler" sets from service in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Tangaras were initially built as two classes; the long-distance G sets and the suburban T sets, before being merged after successive refurbishments.

Quick Facts T set, In service ...

Design

Vestibule

The Tangara is a double-deck four-car set, with the two outer cars being driving control trailers (carrying a D prefix) that are fitted with one pantograph each and the middle two cars being non-control motor cars (carrying an N prefix). All sets are equipped with chopper control.

Unlike most other Sydney Trains rolling stock, the seats on the suburban T sets are fixed, meaning that half the seats face backwards. Former G sets, however, do have reversible seats.

History

Initial delivery

In July 1986, the Government of New South Wales awarded A Goninan & Co a contract for 450 carriages. In 1993, it was decided that the last 80 carriages of the order would be built to a modified design to operate peak-hour services to Wyong, Port Kembla and Dapto. In 1996, five spare driving trailers were ordered.

The Tangara name is of Aboriginal origin, meaning to go.

Two subclasses of Tangara were built, the suburban sets targeted as T sets, and outer-suburban sets originally targeted as G sets. The T sets replaced the first generation of Sydney's electric rolling stock.

The G sets differed from the T sets in originally having manual door buttons, high-backed reversible seats, toilets, fresh water dispensers and luggage racks. Additionally, the G sets were delivered with a revised design at the front and rear of the train, notably an angular cutout in the bottom of their noses. Additionally, the pinstriped grey panels below the cab windows were replaced with light orange panels for improved visibility. All T sets have a number plate below a hundred while all G sets are numbered at or above

T sets

G sets

Original liveries

The first train (set T20) was unveiled at Sydney Central in December 1987, heavily promoted as the "train of the 21st century", operating a promotional service on 28 January 1988 targeted as TAN1, and entering regular service on 12 April 1988. The final T set (set T59, formerly T92) was delivered in February 1994 and the final G set (set T100, formerly G32) in October 1995.

The cars built were:

T set driving trailer cars: D6101-D6284 with additional spare cars D6285-D6289

T set non-driving motor cars: N5101-N5284 with additional spare car N5285

G set driving trailer cars: OD6801-OD6840 with additional spare car OD6841

G set non-driving motor cars: ON5801-ON5820

G set non-driving motor cars with toilet: ONL5851-ONL5870

Set G7 was fitted with an AC drive system for evaluation purposes with the existing DC stock and compatibility with signalling and communication systems on the network. G7 was scrapped in 2005 at Maintrain, Auburn after the Waterfall rail accident, as all four cars were beyond repair.

Upgrades in the early 2000s

Original interior

First refurbishment

When first introduced, the T sets were fitted with passenger door release handles to prevent loss of air conditioning at stations. These were later disconnected (and later removed) due to passengers not getting used to opening the doors for themselves when needed. The seats originally had fabric upholstery, but this was gradually replaced by blue vinyl.

In the early 2000s, all Tangaras were updated with a new CityRail corporate appearance. This involved painting the passenger doors and much of the front and rear ends of the trains yellow. Blue and yellow stripes along the bottom of the carriages were replaced by a single yellow stripe and updated CityRail logos were placed on the driving cars.

In late 2005, 15 V set carriages were suddenly withdrawn due to the discovery of corrosion in their underframes. G sets began to operate more off-peak Intercity services to Port Kembla, Kiama, and Wyong to cover for the withdrawn V sets. H sets started entering service in December 2006. The newer trains feature a very similar level of passenger amenity to the G sets and can be seen as a continuation of the design. Their introduction lead to a change in the role of the G sets. From 2007, the G sets were progressively redeployed to suburban services, providing extra capacity on high-demand existing services such as on the Western line and allowing new services to be introduced. By 2008, G sets were often used on peak suburban services that extended into intercity areas, such as services to Springwood (via the Western line).

Conversion of G sets to T sets

A converted G set

In 2009, the conversion of G sets to T sets began, to improve their suitability for suburban working as H sets took over their outer suburban duties. Conversion work consisted of the removal of toilets and their replacement with additional seating. Other work included the installation of new handrails and hangers and the recoding of cars and sets. The carriage numbers were kept, however the O (outer suburban) prefix was dropped. OD became D, while ONL and ON became N. The set numbers were reclassified from G1-30 to T100-130. G4 was the first to be converted (into T104). In 2010, sets being converted started receiving a full interior refurbishment as part of the program to refurbish all the Tangara carriages. In 2018, sets T14 and T121 (ex G21) both became mixtures of T set and ex-G set carriages, with both sets swapping two carriages with each other.

Upgrades in the 2010s

T sets

Ex-G sets

Second refurbishment

In 2010, a refresh of the Tangaras commenced with the interiors repainted, and new seating upholstery and handrails fitted.

In July 2013, Sydney Trains trialled rearranging the seating on the upper and lower decks of two carriages. There were 16 fewer seats per carriage; 3x2 seats were replaced by 2x2 seats in one carriage (N5134 on set T78) while in the other carriage (N5131 on set T77) there are double seats on one side and a bench style seating on the other. Both carriages were later returned to the normal 3x2 arrangement.

In 2014, phase one of a technology upgrade program, aiming to improve reliability and upgrade ageing components, was underway. A contract for phase two of the program, aiming to extend the life of these trains and bring technology into line with newer trains was awarded to UGL Limited in August 2015. This was expected to be completed by July 2018. The expected completion date was revised to 2019, however as of February 2023 only 2 sets have entered service with the second phase upgrades.

The first phase of the program involved upgrading the passenger doors to cut down on vandalism, as the steel panels on the original doors were prone to being kicked out by vandals. The door kicking incidents often led to unnecessary delays as the guard had to lock off the affected carriage. The new lightweight passenger doors have a similar design to the doors on the M sets. This phase of the project was completed at the end of July 2016. The first set to receive the new doors was T96, in October 2014.

The second phase of the program was initially set to include destination indicators and digital voice announcements, which were installed in T72 and T106, were not installed in other sets due to delays and issues with the DVA system. The upgrade still went ahead however, with vestibules given modifications including marked priority seating and Automatic Train Protection (ATP). The first sets with this revised phase 2 upgrade, T52 and T73, re-entered service on 12 November 2021. As of 26 February 2022, sixteen sets have entered service with the upgrade.

The program includes overhauling air conditioning units, Static Inverter upgrades, and modifications to the Driver's desk/cab.

Other anti-vandal improvements included the introduction of 'Mousetrap' sensors. Trialed in 2015, these sensors are able to detect vapors from strong permanent markers and spray paint; triggering an in-built camera feed which is relayed to Sydney Trains staff as well as the Police Transport Command. They were then installed in most converted G sets.

Service

Lines serviced

The Tangaras usually operate on the following lines:

T1 North Shore & Western Line: Emu Plains to City via Parramatta, City to Berowra or Hornsby via Gordon

T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line: Bondi Junction to Waterfall & Cronulla via Hurstville & Sutherland

T7 Olympic Park Line: Lidcombe to Olympic Park

T9 Northern Line: Gordon to Hornsby via Strathfield

South Coast Line: Waterfall & Thirroul to Port Kembla

Since 2013, their operation on Sector 2 has ended timetable services with all of them being displaced to Sector 1 since A sets do not operate on that sector.

Incidents

Wentworthville derailment

Driving trailer car D6127 and motor car N5127 were both involved in the Wentworthville train derailment on 27 December 1989, the first major accident involving the Tangara fleet. D6127 was written off, having collided with the platform. N5127 was sent to Dunheved on the Ropes Creek line for training fire fighters, along with S Set car C3866.

Vineyard collision

On 10 February 1994, set T99 travelling from Richmond towards Blacktown collided with a van at the level crossing at Vineyard. The first 3 cars derailed in a zig-zag format, starting a nearby grassfire.

Unanderra derailment

On 24 January 2009 at 2:35 AM, set G4 (now T104) was departing from Unanderra towards Wollongong and derailed due to the train passing a signal at Danger, and the catch-points derailing the train to avoid a collision with a freight train. The first 2 cars and the front bogie of the third car derailed and stopped safely 50 metres from the signal. Subsequently because of this incident, G4 was the first G set to undergo conversion to suburban T set T104.

Carriage pierced by guard rail

During evening peak on 15 January 2014, motor car N5222 on set T10 was pierced by a guard rail near Edgecliff railway station while on a service to Cronulla. Issues with the train were already developing on the previous run, triggering wheelslip sensors on the train multiple times. As the train entered the Eastern Suburbs Line, a strong burning smell was reported at several stations. It was later revealed that an incorrectly repaired axle on N5222 led to the force of the 440-tonne train picking up the piece of guard rail.

Kembla Grange derailment

On 20 October 2021 at 4:09 AM, Tangara set T42 derailed near Kembla Grange station on a level crossing. It was caused by a motor vehicle that was stolen and driven up the rail corridor near the railway crossing. Car D6212 fell onto its side and car N5212 also derailed, while cars N5211 and D6211 did not derail and only had minor damage. There were no serious passenger injuries or deaths as a result of this incident, however two passengers, as well as the guard and the driver, were hospitalised to be checked. The Driver was badly injured during the rollover of the Driver trailer carriage. T sets usually don't operate through Kembla Grange, however due to industrial action on the day of the incident banning the usual H sets, they were used.

4D

4D at Spencer Street

Main article: 4D (train)

A train bearing strong resemblance to a Tangara, known as the 4D, was built by A Goninan & Co in 1991 for the Public Transport Corporation. Although outwardly similar to the Tangaras it was mechanically very different being built to be compatible with the Comeng trains operated in Melbourne. It was included in the sale of Hillside Trains to Connex Melbourne in August 1999. It wasn't successful and after spending large periods out of service, being withdrawn in December 2002 and stored at Newport Workshops. The 4D was bought by CityRail for parts and then scrapped in March 2006 by them at Sims Metal, Brooklyn, Victoria. The G sets' cab ends have a design similar to the 4D, with the bottom part being bent inwards.

Notes

Former G sets are 81.21 m (266 ft 5 in).

Former G set cars are 20,385 mm (66 ft 11 in).

Former G set cars are 53 t (52 long tons; 58 short tons).

Former G set cars are 45 t (44 long tons; 50 short tons).

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[physixx-official]

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[tothewaterhq]

WILDER SARTORI // SCORE OF 4

"Unless the Arena is a train, I doubt his talents will have much use here."

Wilder fidgeted with the fabric on his pants. It was a lot softer than what he had worn his whole life. He had spent the past three days in it, but it was still a change to the life he normally led. He looked down, his eyes trying to focus on the present instead of the very near future. His private training was going to be a complete and utter disaster. He had no clue what he was going to do, no clue what he was going to say. Wilder was pretty sure he would get a 1 when it was all said in done.

That wasn’t exactly a bad thing because he still had not figured out what the best course of action for him would be in the Arena. But sponsors couldn’t be a bad thing, right? It was all so much and even though he had Jules and Johanna wanting to look out for him, Wilder was still very much in the dark.

He watched Laurel enter the room and hoped that she would do much better than he did. He gave the girl from Eight a half-smile as his name was called more than ten minutes later, moving to the door and walking the hallway to his private training session.

Please begin.

He stood in silence for a few seconds, not realizing he was supposed to be starting his training. Wilder looked from the Gamemakers to the various stations around him. There were plenty of things that he tried here, but none he was truly good at. There wasn’t really anything he was truly good at. Except one thing. No, that would be incredibly stupid. But it was the only thing he could be confident about.

Licking his lips, Wilder began to speak.

“Uh, hi. I’m Wilder and, uh, if there’s one thing I know, it’s trains.” Wilder tried to sound as confident as he could, but the absurdity of talking about trains in his private training for the Hunger Games was preventing him from being more commanding. “Now, I don’t know if you know that there are, uh, several different kinds of trains. In Seven, we have coal-powered trains and diesel-powered trains. They work differently.”

Wilder paused and let out a very long breath, while he rubbed the back of his neck. “To start a diesel train, you have to engage the knife switch and turn on a bunch of different, uh, switches. Then, you gotta let all of the air out of the fuel lines and then turn on the motor. Um, you need to watch the gauges and turn on the brakes too. As my - uh, my, um - as they say ‘brakes first, or you’ll break later.’” Wilder let out a nervous laugh.

His hands were clasped in front of him and he tried to hold his gaze up to the Gamemakers but he felt their boredom through the glass and it made his shoulders tense up. Of course this wasn’t going to work, but what else could he do? Wilder tore his gaze away from the Gamemakers and found himself staring at all the wood at the fire-making station.

Wilder walked over to the fire-making station hefting a large bundle of flat planks into his arms, his voice still echoing across the room as he continued to talk about trains. “And that’s only what one engineer does. There’s a conductor too. And you have to make sure your bells and air horns are working.”

He moved to the tracking station where there was an area with dirt. Wilder walked to a few other stations, gathering a couple of hammers, some large nails and a few differently sized knives. He was still speaking, his voice getting a little hoarse and Wilder becoming more and more flustered. This was the most he had spoken in succession in years.

“Not only, uh, do we have to run the trains, we have to maintrain - uh, maintain - the tracks as well. I can, um, show you guys - I mean, I can, um, demonstrate the proper way to install a track.” He pulled up all the foliage and small trees that dotted the area in the tracking station. He cleared the dirt area and placed a plank in the middle. “You’ve gotta whack the nail far in. Uh, sorry, um-” He stopped just opting to demonstrate the way to lay a track.

Wilder held the plank of wood down with one hand and drove the nail in with one whack. It embedded itself deep in the dirt and tethering the wood to the ground. He repeated this two more times on one side and then three more sides on the other. Wilder hadn’t taken very many nails and instead of trying to land a knife in a target like he was planning, Wilder decided to use the few knives he had gathered as more nails.

The second plank went in beautifully even though the knife was not the perfect shape to be put straight through a plank. But he brought the hammer down with a boatload of strength, and the knife went straight through the wood and into the dirt.

Wilder had a few knives left and although this was not the perfect thing he could be doing, it was kind of nice to pretend he was back in his element. The third plank went in the same way and Wilder felt like Boll would be proud.

“Okay, after these are put in place, the actual track would be put on top. Uh, give me one sec.” Wilder found his way to the weight lifting area, taking a two pieces of pipe that were used for more of that - Xfit? Crossfit? He had no idea - and dragged them easily across the room. He picked up some more nails and a coil of rope. Wilder had to improvise now and there were only a few minutes left. Now that he had a goal that he could potentially achieve, he kind of wanted to see it through. Besides, it reminded him of something he would probably never have a chance to do again.

When he returned to the tracking station, Wilder quickly hammered in four nails between the three planks. He cut up the rope he found into sections with one of the remaining knives and knotted it around the metal pipe in two places. A piece of rope dangled from the knots and when he placed it over the planks, he tied the ends around the ends of the nails that were sticking out. He repeated the process with the pipe on the other side.

Wilder stood up, admiring this dumb looking piece of train tracks he had put together. For whatever reason it brought him joy. Then he realized he hadn’t spoken the past few minutes and turned to the Gamemakers. “And, uh, that’s how you lay track. Now you can go make your own train tracks and now how to drive it?” His voice turned uncertain and went a little higher at the end - Wilder was not sure where he was going with his words, but he figured  they were the best he could end on.

“Uh, thank you?”

[airmanisr]

"Phoenix" by Greg Wotton Via Flickr: Resting and silent at its new home at the NSW Rail Museum, Thirlmere, 4201 sporting the vibrant colours of the 125th anniversary of the NSW Railways in 1980s, sits awaiting its next trials and assignment. 4201 as recently transfered to Thirlmere from AMF Maintrain at Auburn in April 2017 after having been repaired and worked on over 3 years of solid effort from volunteers. 4201 is one of the only two active surviving members of the NSWGR 42 Class Diesel, built by Cylde Engineering at Granville.

[tomthefanboy]

What I want in Discovery

I know the series has started and whatever but I want to see them introduce some non-white dude crew member who just happens to be in the away team or on the bridge more than usual when shit goes down. Almost an extra. Give them a name and a homeworld/hometown, some dialog while on leave, the basic minor character flavor. But have at least two or three really lucky things happen when they're around. Like shields maintrain that tiny percent long enough to counter the enemy, or the warp core comes back online just in time to escape the supernova.

Then way later, like an episode before the season finale or a few seasons in, they visit the station or colony the character is from and one of the main cast comes along to visit. Either because they need something for they plot or the characters are on leave. The minor character introduces the main character to their father and it's John Delancey. Makeup if they are an alien, none of the character was human. No dramatic music, just a slight pause on the reveal then the scene continues. After they're done, the father and the character share a small knowing smile and go their way. Either that or as the characters leave, Delancey looks STRAIGHT into the camera for a half second before they cut away.

Then they NEVER come back to it again. Business as usual unless they kill off said minor character. At which point Delancey comes back for a funeral and talks about how "this is impossible!" and "couldn't have happened" and everyone write it off as simple denial.

[sofiadona]

APPLAUS (MUNICH 11.05 – 11.06.2019)

CITY OF MUNICH’S PUBLIC ART PROGRAMME ‘FREQUENCIES: Acoustic dimensions of the city’: https://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltung/Kulturreferat/Bildende-Kunst/Kunst-im-oeffentlichen-Raum/Frequenzen.html

Site-specific installation Munich Main Railway Station – Starnberg Wing Station

audio loop, sound system with eight loudspeakers, metal plaque, posters

The site-specific sound installation re-echoed the applause that greeted refugee’s arrival in 2015 and GDR migrants arrival in 1989, both at the Starnberg Wing Station of the Munich Hbf. The project APPLAUS focused on rethinking the act of the ‘applause’ taking under consideration the political situation nowadays, the rise of the extreme right wing and the deportations that have already taken place. How can we perceive this applause today? The  installation suggested to re-experience the welcoming incident at a moment that the Munich MainTrain Station is being demolished waiting for the new building to take its place. A metal plaque that forms part of the installation will remain at the building of the Starnberg Wing, until its demolition.

Project funded by the City of Munich Department of Arts and Culture With the kind support of Deutsche Bahn

Sound design by Claudia Wroński Sound system installation by Galli & Schmidt Introductory text by Gürsoy Doğtaş Project texts overseen by Kyriacos Karseras Graphic design by Fake Office

ARTIST’S TALK 22.05.2019 – 18:30 Sofia Dona in conversation with author and cultural scholar Gürsoy Doğtaş

Special thanks to Giorgia Aquilar, Katja Aßmann, Andrea Binke, Babylonia Constantinides, the Bavarian Refugee Council, Sofia Bempeza, Jakob Berger, Stella Chronopoulou, Afroditi Festa, Ralf Homann, Martin Klemp & the Auer Weber architectural office, Leonidas Kourmadas, Yorgos Kourmadas, Dimitrij Lakatos, Anja Lückenkemper, Markus Galli, the Migrant’s Advisory Board Munich, the Munich Refugee Council, the Munich Volunteers – We Help Association, Refugees Welcome to Munich (YouTube account), Natalia Santori, Claudia Schnopp, Nathalie Schönberger, Vassiliea Stylianidou, Camille Tricaud, Franz Wanner and Sophie Wolfrum, and to my 2016 master’s programme students at the Technical University of Munich for first bringing the 1989 arrival of GDR internal migrants at the Starnberg Wing Station to my attention.

Encore

A text by Gürsoy Doğtaş

Those who flee seek to be as quiet as possible. Refugees do not want to draw attention. They often bide their time silently in hiding to avoid life-threatening danger. A loud round of applause – a radical acoustic gesture – marked the end of their flight in September 2015. People from Munich, who had gathered behind barriers in the Starnberg Wing Station of the city’s Hauptbahnhof (main railway station), applauded the refugees arriving from Syria and Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan. Years earlier, similar scenes unfolded at the same location under very different historical circumstances. In November 1989, citizens of East Germany (the GDR) were also welcomed with applause. Clapping hands – a wordless gesture easily understood by all – greeted the refugees and internal migrants, congratulating them on their survival and welcoming them as potential new fellow residents of Munich. This applause cast them as heroic athletes or adored actors. But with their ovations, audiences are always also celebrating themselves: in the case of September 2015 and November 1989, as an empathetic, cosmopolitan and tolerant society. The euphoric mood was later to subside, this culture of welcome gradually morphing into fear and rejection. Munich-based artist and architect Sofia Dona isolated audio of this applause from video recordings of the events and arranged it in a loop to be used in her site-specific sound installation APPLAUS. Eight loudspeakers re-echo these outbursts of enthusiasm around the main hall and portico of the Starnberg Wing Station. APPLAUS does not restage specific scenes of some bygone welcoming culture but rather traces the imprint – the acoustic contour – of an absent event. The installation lets the recollective presence of a past resonate anew, creating a web of auditory connections between time, space and bodies. Like an acoustic archaeology of historical events, APPLAUS excavates two historical layers of auditory space just a few years before this controversial piece of monumental neoclassical post-war architecture – designed by Heinrich Gerbl and protected as a listed monument since 2010 – is set to be demolished to make way for a new building. The swelling volume of the clapping hands, the rhythm and tempo of those events, acoustically pervade the architectural space as in an echo chamber. The expressive qualities of the station as a performance space are also simultaneously put to the test. Whereas the applause was originally for the refugees and internal migrants, APPLAUS reverses its direction: it is now passers-by who are acclaimed by clapping hands, as if they are performers. Applause usually heightens a joy that is already there, drowning out all other moods. APPLAUS, on the other hand, has us prick up our ears when the applause dies away. Voices that are silent or weak, that go unheard, are thus brought into the public arena. Sofia Dona’s sound intervention examines both the threats and the exclusionary mechanisms posed by a narrowing urban and national populace and their conceptions of identity. Her audio loop seeks to slip the silenced stories of migrants and refugees back into the public discourse. APPLAUS defends voices dismissed as mere noise and demands their “place in the symbolic order of the community of speaking beings”. 1

1 Jacques Rancière, 1999, Dis-agreement: Politics and Philosophy (translated by Julie Rose). Minneapolis – London: University of Minnesota Press, p. 25.

A plaque commemorating the refugees of 2015 and internal migrants of 1989 will be installed inside the Starnberg Wing Station as part of APPLAUS.

Sofia Dona’s project will also be complemented by posters pasted onto advertising pillars throughout Munich, thus transporting the events of both November 1989 and September 2015 deep into the city, and establishing a link back to the wing station set to disappear during the course of ongoing redevelopment works.

[rodekassen]

Just Announced! Maintrain @ Privat arrangement in Esbjerg, Denmark - June 16th

[expomahal-blog]

Maintrain - Canada - Toronto - 2016 http://expomahal.com/maintrain-canada-toronto/ http://expomahal.com

[rodekassen]

Just Announced! Maintrain @ Stenbohus in Ribe, Denmark - June 9th