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Neighborhood Diaries (Ingle)

Neighborhood Diaries, is a public artwork by American artist Abraham Ingle, located in Portland, Oregon, United States of America. Neighborhood Diaries are a collection of interactive audio tours of the city in which listeners visit seemingly mundane locations and then hear a memory of what occurred there.

Description
In 2009 Abraham Ingle recorded over 80 location-based memories from Portland residents. Abe then edited these memories, composed music to them, and then wove them into free interactive walking tours. Four neighborhoods were explored (Boise, Buckman, Downtown, and King-Vernon). And two tours were released for each neighborhood, one that consisted of only memories, and one that included donated music from: Starfucker, Menomena, the Blow, Talkdemonic, YACHT, The Shaky Hands, A Weather, Parenthetical Girls, Dragging an Ox Through Water, Copy, Living Proof, Ah Holly Family, Laura Gibson, Ethan Rose, Y La Bamba, Holcombe Waller, the Blue Horns, Grouper, Root Beer and French Fry, Shelby Sifers, The Old Believers, Death Songs, Sexton Blake, Southerly, Saw Whet, Loch Lamond, Portland Cello Project, The Morals, and more.

These memories are accessible via an interactive map on Neighborhood Diaries (as well as downloads), via the iTunes store for free by searching "hoodturkey," and from the Multnomah County Library.

Information
Neighborhood Diaries was funded in part by the Regional Arts and Culture Council. Abraham Ingle was assisted in the production by: Johnny Toadvine, Karl Hugo, Mia Armstrong, and Nancy Wong, JD Harman, and Lena Munday.

Acquisition
Neighborhood Diaries is freely available via the iTunes store, Neighborhood Diaries, and the Multnomah Public Library.

Artist
Abraham Ingle is an artist currently working in Portland, Oregon.