New York, NY

The End of the Day

A public audio installation that can only be experienced at sunset.

The End of the Day Immersive Event - Main Image

The End of the Day is public audio installation about a moment many years from now, when you are looking back and reflecting on a life well-lived. It can only be experienced at sunset. --- ABOUT: For those who would like a brief respite from the weight of the present, this piece is not about what will happen tomorrow, or the next month, or even a year from today. One day, many many years from now, you will be sitting on a porch, watching the sun set in the distance. It will be a perfect evening, and you will feel completely and utterly at peace. In that moment, you will start to look back and reminisce about your life. The End of the Day is a guided audio experience about the good moments in your life so far, and those that are yet to come. It is about reclaiming a good future, as a brave and hopeful act. Tone: quiet, contemplative, hopeful Runtime: ~10 minutes --- INSTRUCTIONS: There will be a small brass plaque installed on a bench facing the water, with a phone number to call. Sit on any of the nearby benches and make yourself comfortable. Call at sunset. Headphones are recommended, but optional. --- COVID-19 precaution information: This is an outdoor installation in public parks, but you will be using your own phone and headphones. No contact is required. Please maintain a safe distance from other people, follow all safety guidelines, and maintain best judgement.

Audience Role

Dial-in, active listening and prompts to contemplate.

Ages: 13 +

Content Advisories

No content advisories

Interaction Advisories

No physical contact with performers

Mobility Advisories

Event is wheelchair accessible
No mobility advisories

About April Soetarman

April Soetarman is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and writer. She also creates under WeirdSideProjects.com, her formerly-anonymous series of experiments in street art, code, and feelings. Notable past projects: -The Museum of Almost Realities (2017-2018) A narrative installation about a collection of artifacts from the life you might have had. AlmostRealities.org -The Department of Emotional Labor (2019, currently on hiatus) An immersive theater production about a speculative "soft bureaucracy", navigating the ways we both care for and inadvertently hurt each other. EmotionalLabor.org -The End of the Day (2020-2021) A public audio installation that can only be played at sunset, currently installed in 3 locations in NYC.