- Were you able to find places and spaces where you could really listen?
Not really, there were always loud background noises and/or interruptions
- Was it possible to move without making a sound?
No, you can make very little sound, but you can't be completely silent.
- What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them?
When I unplugged my ears, I was aware of more sounds than previously when I was listening.
- In your sound log exercise, what types of sounds were you able to hear? List them.
Bus and car engines, foot steps, squeaky brakes, bus exhaust, wind rustling the leaves, pencils scratching on paper, a moped, somebody coughing, people talking, a bus backing up, rustling paper, an airplane, chewing of gum, and skateboard wheels.
- Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place?
Yes, some sounds I knew right away, others took a while to identify, and some I couldn't recognize.
- Human sounds? Mechanical sounds? Natural sounds?
I heard all three types of sounds.
- Extremely close sounds? Sounds coming from very far away?
Close sounds were much louder and clearer. The distant sounds were faint and unclear at times.
- What kinds of wind effects were you able to detect (for example, the leaves of trees don't make sounds until they are activated by the wind)?
I heard the wind in the trees mostly, but if I turned me head towards it I could hear it passing over my ears too.
- 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.?
Yes, I banged on a handrail and listened to the resonance.
- Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape?
Definitely
- How do you think your soundwalk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all?
I will pay much closer attention to the sounds of my surroundings and how they play into everything else.
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