“If Artifacts Could Talk" is a podcast brought to you by Zuzu, the curator of the Wonderful Museum. In each episode, we delve into the hidden stories and histories of artifacts, exploring how they reflect the evolution and heritage of human culture. Step into different times and places as we uncover the secrets that silent relics hold, bringing history closer to our everyday lives. With each artifact storytelling, history comes alive from a unique perspective, as if the artifacts were right in front of you.

If Artifacts Could Talk

Memory Frequency is not a traditional podcast. It is more like an audio signal from the past. In this episode, two different memories are tuned in: one from Shanghai in the 1980s, where a pianist sits alone in a dance hall on a rainy night, reverberating with an unfinished emotion. Another part is told by a Peking Opera costume that has been sealed at the bottom of a box for thirty years, quietly recalling the actress who once shared the stage with it. Throughout the entire episode, the voice of Madam Echo, the gatekeeper of the mysterious archive, guides her. She gently unlocks each memory and silently retrieves it. The program has no traditional narration. It unfolds the narrative entirely through the layering of sounds, the atmosphere of the environment and monologues. Through tape noise, street echoes and delicate sound design, the work captures not historical events but emotional reverberations, inviting the audience into a vague, intimate yet familiar world of sound.

Memory Frequencies

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