Monday, April 02, 2007

LS6 Subterranea

Hi Helen

I noticed you drew the LS6 postcode.
As my final major at uni i conducted a project on the underground spaces of Britain and discovered that leeds is rich with hidden structures.
There is a comprehensive WW2 bunker directly beneath Hyde Park which is only accessible from one inconspicuous point. As a component of my final piece, i orchestrated an audio performance in there at 3am one morning, building a custom PA which we could fit through the tiny entrance and then smuggled a selected audience inside and bombarded them with a disorientating soundscape.

Funnily enough, i invited one of the organisers from Situation Leeds and was politely declined on account of the all matt black print on matt black stock invites being 'intimidating'...

I can mail you some pics if its any use, the tunnels which connect Leeds Uni to the canal end of the city are another unspoken gem.

Si



1 Comments:

At 8:08 PM, helen grundy said...

Hi Si

Thanks for the info and images. It sounds like a great project. I love anything subterranean. If you have any other info please post it on the blog or email me at: midlandcity@blueyonder.co.uk

Thanks

Helen

 

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