Tuning In

I sat on a bench near the seawall to listen to the sounds of False Creek. Even though there were no roads immediately adjacent, the hum of traffic was constant. The aquabus would near then float away, moving the water and creating waves. Cyclists would whiz by, the sound intensifying as they approached. Pedestrians and cyclists would pass, their feet pounding the pavement. A water feature rippled behind me.

After listening to the various sounds and noting where they were coming from, I attempted to draw what each sounded like if it were a line. I also noted the various topics of conversation I overheard — with covid being the most popular.

Recording 1: traffic, aquabus, water, pedestrians, runners, cyclist, crow

Recording 2: rattling bike, podcast playing on speaker, crow

Windplay

I created a windplay object out of paper from my recycling bin. I crumpled up each piece of paper and attached it to a string and hung them at different heights in a cluster. There was not enough wind on the day that I hung it outside to make a  substantial sound (see video) so I swung the object around and recorded the sound it made instead (see audio). The crumpled papers hitting each other create a rough and sharp sound, reminiscent of walking on fallen leaves in autumn.