The sonic environment which surrounds the sentient. The hearer, or listener, is at the centre of the soundscape. It is a context, it surrounds and it generally consists of many sounds coming from different directions and of differing characteristicsé Soundscapes surround and unfold incomplex symphonies or cacophonies of sound.
P. Rodaway, Sensuous Geographies. Routledge, 1994, pp 86-87
Mobile Sonic Walks Töölönlahti Extended (MuteFest 2019 / SibaFest 2020)
Making use of GPS technology, this sonic walk offers listeners a new perspective on the area around Töölönlahti bay. Listeners download an app, put on headphones and walk around Töölönlahti bay, hearing music created specifically for the walk.
The technology is developed by SoundWays and the collective MU in Paris. The whole enables a new kind of listening experience that can be called deambulatory listening and a new kind of composition practice for creating such experience.
Concept Outline for My Sound Walk:
WASTE SOUND FOR SEVEN BINS
Teoksessa on hyödynnetty ääniä, jotka on peräisin julkisten jäteastioiden ympäriltä löytyneistä roskista. Seitsemän julkista roskakoria sijaitsee Helsingin Musiikkitalon ja Keskustakirjasto Oodin välillä, ja jokainen näistä roskakoreista on saanut oman uniikin äänellisen identiteetin. Jokaisen ääniteoksen kesto vaihtelee roskakoreittain 2,5 – 3 minuutin välillä, ja koko kävelykierros kestää noin 30 minuuttia.
The work utilizes sounds derived from the refuse found around public trash bins. There are seven public trash bins situated between the Helsinki Music Centre and Central Library Oodi. Each of these bins has its own unique sonic identity. The duration of each sound piece from the bins varies between 2.5 to 3 minutes, with the entire walking tour lasting approximately 30 minutes.
Seven Sound Zones:
Emptied chip bag (2:53)
A piece of cardboard (3:02)
Rubber stopper and can (2:57)
Glass bottles (3:04)
Kraft paper (1:54)
Minitomate packaging (2:16)
Fruit bag and cellophane (2:33)
MIA SEPPÄLÄ 