thursday thread : what are the sounds of your daily life?
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I just finished a really fun conversation with historian Caylin Carbonnel, you’ll get to listen soon!, and we finished by reflecting on the sound of historic spaces, the sound of spaces in history, the sounds of the silences and voices in the archives we use for our research.
It made me wonder: what are the sounds of your daily life? What would someone need to know about your sound-world in order to accurately (and adequately) capture your experience?
I hear: the sound of car doors opening and closing, and cars driving down the road; my rear neighbor yelling and his dog yapping from their balcony; cardinals in the daytime and robins singing in the evening; the squeaking of a particular swing at the corner playground, and the shouts of basketball players; my children yelling MOMMY! from everywhere in the house; truck songs and the Encanto soundtrack; the yowl of my cat; the click clacking of keys on my keyboard….
thursday thread : what are the sounds of your daily life?
thursday thread : what are the sounds of your daily life?
thursday thread : what are the sounds of your daily life?
I just finished a really fun conversation with historian Caylin Carbonnel, you’ll get to listen soon!, and we finished by reflecting on the sound of historic spaces, the sound of spaces in history, the sounds of the silences and voices in the archives we use for our research.
It made me wonder: what are the sounds of your daily life? What would someone need to know about your sound-world in order to accurately (and adequately) capture your experience?
I hear: the sound of car doors opening and closing, and cars driving down the road; my rear neighbor yelling and his dog yapping from their balcony; cardinals in the daytime and robins singing in the evening; the squeaking of a particular swing at the corner playground, and the shouts of basketball players; my children yelling MOMMY! from everywhere in the house; truck songs and the Encanto soundtrack; the yowl of my cat; the click clacking of keys on my keyboard….