The other day we went on an experimental lecture through the woods; blind folded! We were visionally disconnected to the world which made us focus on our audible sensory. While writing down the sounds we experienced I learnt something fascinating about the way the mind and the ears connect…
While on the walk we were led through dangerous and unnerving routes. This heightened my nerves and made me feel extremely tense. What amazed me was that although geographically I was in the same place- my brain chose to hear another! When scared I heard different sounds and my audible visioning was panning into other sounds. My focus was survival rather than pleasure. While I was relaxed I would hear easier things such as wind and trees in juxtaposition to approaching footsteps or dog’s barking when I scared.
I decided to focus in on this and use this for my work. When blindfolded the sounds of my surroundings were automatically heightened. This began to create a whole entire emotion and feeling just through sound. I plan to blindfold my viewers when presenting my sound in order for them to experience my piece at its best. My experiences taught me that harder sounds create more feeling. This encourages me to create uneasy listening for my work; in order to get maximum emotive responses.