- Were you able to find places and spaces where you could really listen? On the entire walk I was able to listen, but unfortunately the urban setting makes it difficult to hear a variety of sounds.
- Was it possible to move without making a sound? No, moving in a large group made it impossible to walk and travel quietly
- What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them? Sounds overall, became more muffled, but changes in tone became more apparent.
- What types of sounds were you able to hear? List them.
Traffic
Paper rustling
Zippers jingling
A person talking on the phone
Doors creaking
Gravel crackling
Shoes tapping
Maintenance cart driving
Echoed walking
Moan of traffic
Car starting
Air rushing through a vent
Whistling pipe
Rustling denim
Tap of dress shoes
Screech of breaks
Loud vent
- Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place? It was hard to differentiate between the sounds in that respect. I think this is because the mind will try to place unfamiliar sounds.
- Were you able to differentiate human, mechanical, and natural sounds? Yes, but often time mechanical sounds over powered the other kinds.
- Were you able to detect subtleties, changes, or variations in the ever present drone? Yes, this was easiest in the parking garage because sounds were much louder.
- Extremely close sounds? Sounds coming from very far away? Yes, again this was easiest in the parking garage.
- Were you able to intervene in the urban landscape and create your own sounds by knocking on a resonant piece of metal, activating wind chimes, etc.? I did not try that.
- Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape? I do feel a new appreciation for the sounds around me.
- How do you think your sound walk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all? This experience allowed me to see places I have been many times before, in a new way.
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