Her Long Black Hair Immersive Event

Her Long Black Hair

A narrative Audio Walk through Central Park

New York ,   New York

Experience hosted by Janet Cardiff

Janet Cardiff’s Her Long Black Hair is a 35-minute journey that begins at Central Park South and transforms an everyday stroll in the park into an absorbing psychological experience. Cardiff (b.1957, Brussels, Canada) takes each listener on a winding journey through Central Park’s 19th-century pathways, retracing the footsteps of an enigmatic dark-haired woman. Relayed in a quasi-narrative style, Her Long Black Hair is a complex investigation of location, time, sound, and physicality, interweaving stream-of-consciousness observations with fact and fiction, local history, opera and gospel music, and other atmospheric and cultural elements. The experience of the walk uses photographs to reflect upon the relationship between images and notions of possession, loss, history, and beauty. The original iteration of the project in 2004 included an audio kit that contained a CD player with headphones as well as a packet of photographs. Digitized supporting materials for Her Long Black Hair are now available! The artist intends for visitors to listen to the audio tracks while observing the images in the gallery below. We recommend following the directions on the map below and printing the images or opening them on your mobile device while you’re in the park. As Cardiff’s voice on the audio soundtrack guides listeners through the park, they are occasionally prompted to pull out and view one of the photographs. These images link the speaker and the listener within their shared physical surroundings of Central Park. Materials provided with the permission of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, with special thanks to Dan Phiffer. Janet Cardiff’s Her Long Black Hair is sponsored by Bloomberg LP with additional support from the James Family Foundation.... Show More

Audience Role

Guests follow the pace of the audio walk to trace the story being told as they traverse Central Park. Note: the piece is designed so that guests keep pace with the sound of footsteps. While it is technically possible to traverse the area via wheelchair, pacing issues may ensue. - The Everything Immersive Editors.... Show More

Content Advisories

  • No content advisories

  • 13 +

Interaction Advisories

  • No physical contact with performers

Mobility Advisories

  • Walking

  • Uneven terrain

  • No parking nearby

  • Event is wheelchair accessible.

Free

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Self-scheduled, the audio and visual elements are downloadable on demand. ...
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Janet Cardiff

Hosting immersive events on EI since July, 2021

Janet Cardiff is perhaps best known for her signature audio walks, which she has made in London, Florence, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Louis, and elsewhere. Her gallery installations--often made with George Bures Miller, Cardiff's husband and artistic collaborator--use the narrative and technical language of film noir to create lush, suspenseful sound and video works. Janet Cardiff was born in Canada in 1957; she and Miller currently live and work in Berlin. Janet Cardiff is perhaps best known for her signature audio walks, which she has made in London, Florence, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Louis, and elsewhere. Her gallery installations--often made with George Bures Miller, Cardiff's husband and artistic collaborator--use the narrative and technical language of film noir to create lush, suspenseful sound and video works. Janet Cardiff was born in Canada in 1957; she and Miller currently live and work in Berlin.