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Tinny Scoots
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Tinny Scoots is an installation that recreates 3 different types of sound walls-- a constant sound that isolates the listener from the environment. The term sound wall was first coined by R. Murray Schafer as part of The World Soundscape Project. I have explored the boundaries of this concept and have further classified 3 types of sound walls: inclusive sound wall, seclusive sound wall, and intrusive sound wall.
Inclusive sound walls are created by a group of people with similar interests. This could be from "boom cars," motorcycles and amusement parks. These sound walls are community based, meaning more than one person creates these sound walls and that they use it to define their group identity.
Seclusive sound walls are created by an individual in order to seperate him or herself from the overall sound environment. This would include personal mp3 players with headphones and cell phones.
Intrusive sound walls are not created for personal pleasure or to define a community. Intrusive sound walls include noise that interrupts our soundscape, disrupting either the inclusive or seclusive sound walls as well as the overall sound environment. For example if someone was listening to their mp3 player and the sounds of an airplane over head disrupts the listening this would be considered an intrusive sound wall.
I am examining the interrelationship between these three sound walls in order to gain appreciation of all sounds. As you start to listen to the sounds differently are the sounds more tolerable, musical or are they still annoyance and noise?
The installation invokes these sound walls by audio samples of what would be categorized in the above sound walls. This will also be demonstrated through the spatialization and the manipulation of the sounds.
I ask participants to listen to the different sounds created by the scooter and ponder the following questions.
What are the sounds that you hear?
How do these sounds make you feel? Happy? Sad? Anxious?
Do you recognize these sounds?
Can you listen to the sounds as a whole?
How do these sounds relate?
How do these sounds relate musically?
Is there a rhythm?
Is there a melody?
Can you hear harmonies?
Is there a form or structure to the sounds?
Are certain sounds grouped together?
Do the sounds layer each other to create complex rhythms?
What are the sounds that you hear?
How do these sounds make you feel?
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