“What’s that sound? Is it a noise? Does it bother you? Do you take this sound personally? Can you take a sound or just listen to it? Why interpret? Is it less dangerous? Scary? Impersonal? Why do you want to know the source of this sound? Are you concentrating? On listening? Are you bored? Are you interested?”
— Jeph Jerman
Check out this brand new blog made by a few buddies of mine: Pieter-Paul Mortier (Artefact) and Dave Driesmans (Kraak). Together they started up Displaced Sounds, initially a series of performances and presentations in which “unexpected sounds, exciting evenings where listening and hearing are the keywords. Even before we are born, we are affected by noise invading our safe and quiet space. We are surrounded by sounds that define the rhythm of our world. Artists and researchers will guide you through the labyrinth of sounds that constitute our daily lives”. The aponymous blog documents their research.
(image: Simon Elvins’ ‘Silent London’ project)