Sound Walk Response

   1.  Were you able to find places and spaces where you could really listen?

Yes, it was very easy to hear distinct noises inside but was overwhelming when we stepped outside due to the mass amount of noises.

   2. Was it possible to move without making a sound?

I found that it was not possible to move without making a sound whether my coat was ruffling or my shoes crunching.

   3. What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them?

When I plugged my ears i could hear echoes in my head and the noises around me became muffled, but when I unplugged my ears the sounds seemed to be louder and more clear.

   4. What types of sounds were you able to hear? List them. If your original notes are legible, and include all of the sounds you heard, then simply link to the scanned image(s). If not, retype them so that we can read them.

See Sound walk Log Notes

   5. Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place?

I was able to place every sound that I heard and was able to see the source. If I heard the echo of a helicopter in the sky, I was able to see it. If I heard the jingle of keys on a belt, I was able to locate where they were.

   6. Were you able to differentiate human, mechanical, and natural sounds?

Yes because when you hear human sounds, they are the typical sounds such as speech, the sound of walking and sniffling. I was able to differentiate these sounds with mechanical ones like vending machines and doors opening and closing. The most common natural sound heard was the wind.

   7. Were you able to detect subtleties, changes, or variations in the everpresent drone?

I didn't really detect subtleties, changes, or variations in the ever present drone.

   8. Extremely close sounds? Sounds coming from very far away?

Extremely close sounds included people's conversations and sounds coming off people such as popping a gum bubble or shuffling their shoes. Far away noises included music from a piano, doors opening and closing and the roar of car engines in the distance.

   9. 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.?

Just by moving you are able to create sounds such as speech, ruffling your coat, your feet on the pavement and others that could be intentional. 

  10. Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape?

Yes, there are a lot of interesting sounds that I heard that I would not of heard if I was walking around not thinking about the sounds around me.

  11. How do you think your soundwalk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all?

It opened my ears to hearing things that I normally wouldn't think to hear. When you stop and just listen you hear things that you normally wouldn't of heard if you weren't thinking about it.