Project Synopsis 

This project is inspired by the act of talking and articulating your thoughts in the way you intend to. The concept for the construction of the track was to express the anxiety I sometimes feel when talking to others or not being able to properly articulate what I need to say. The piece is made up of spliced clips of me saying the word "talking" and examining what sort of sounds came from that word alone, through repetition and dissection of the word. In a broader sense, this piece examines "talking" as just pure sound and communication.

Talking

Project Synopsis 

This sound art piece is focused on examining the personal domestic space. The creation of this piece was inspired by listening to the sounds in your home that come from things that are running, or operating without us paying attention to them. This piece consists of recordings of machines and appliances like fridges, water coolers, humidifiers, lamps, vents, microwaves, and such. These items help us live in our domestic space but also operate in the background when not being interacted with directly. The process of creating this sound piece involved creating a gradual build up into something louder and more aggressive in order to express the items' presence. Creating this piece was a good way for me to practice listening to my environment.

Domestic Hymn

Project Synopsis

This project, called Found Wandering, was a sound piece that was created for a site-specific space on my university campus. This space is a bus shelter located near the front of campus. I chose this location because it is an access point for many students and visitors when arriving or leaving campus, so it has a lot of energy and activity in the space. When recording this piece, I wanted to focus on my own individual experience of "waiting", and how this concept has to do with travelling on the bus and being in the bus shelter. The sounds recorded for this peice include the sounds of wind, walking, chains, tapping of glass, leaves, talking, and also sounds that come from the bus which includes the screeching of brakes, opening of doors, and the noise of the wheels. In the editing of the peice I wanted to include the variety of sounds that combine both interior and exterior spaces. What I want to communicate through this peice is my own personal experience of the space, and for me that means an experience of many things happening at once.

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