Pun Shui Ting and Tang Sin Chee Mid-Semester

Sound Walk

 Our project intends to record a Soundwalk in Lei Yue Mun for documentation of Ma Wan Village and Old Lei Yu Mun Quarry. Lei Yue Mun and its nearby include a lot of ruin areas but have a historical value for the society — a model of a ‘fishing village in the city’. 

 

We reference two approaches:

 

Sound Map is a Macro project. It is a digital geographical map that integrates landmarks and soundscapes. Soundscapes specific to each checkpoint of location such as Grande Valley Civil War Trail – Brazos Island.

 

Sound walk integrates walking and listening. It is a practice to notice the different sounds in an environment from a different perspective to learn about a location. For a documentary, we captured soundscapes of Lei Yue Mun in the specific time., invited two friends who have stories with this place and became a voice guide as a part of the recording. As listeners, we focus on how humans react during the scene changes, or the same place but at different times (afternoon and night).

 

Path: 

Seafood Restaurant Street > The Walnut Shop > Jockey Club Lei Yue Mun Plus (Before – Hoi Bun School) > Lei Yue Mun Lighthouse (No.88 Beacon) > Ma Wan Village > Ma Pui Village, Lei Yue Mun Tin Hau Temple > Old Lei Yue Mun Quarry

 

Walk backwards: Ma Wan Village > Seafood Restaurant Street > The Walnut Shop > Friend’s grandparent home > Sam Ka Tsuen Ferry Pier > Ferry to Sai Wan Ho

 

Sound Events (participation) Happening in the Audio:

 

Sound

Guess

(Reality) Image

Woman Voice, Passionate, Question, Close

Neighborhood greeting, selling stuff to others

Shop Owner, run by three sisters

Woman Singing Voice with reverb & bright intermittent meow sound

Far away, Karaoke (out from mic), more than one cat

We can’t see her, should be from a house nearby by the rooftop of the school. The cats are on the opposite hill

Constant Sweeping sound & Ring sound (one shot) & consecutive Ding sound

Sweeping floor, bicycle, metal trolley pass by

Ambience randomly happen in the seafood street

Constant Children sound with context

A few children playing together, near the sea (wind and water)

Children suddenly come and play with sand next to the No.88 beacon (next to sea)

Rough Stepping Sound

Walking on crushed stone

Nearby quarry, the rocks are big and rough

Water Sound & Wind Sound

Very close to the sea (water) and wild wind 

The wind and waves are touchable, very close

‘Tung’ Sound

Something pass by and the sound is from the ground cover 

Bicycle pass by and get back to the village

Low-freq Motor Sound, People Chat, later with water splash sound

On boat

People leaving Lei Yue Mun and the sound is like singing

Sound Analysis:

There are three types of sound.

  1. Nature: Repeat, texture changes, sometimes mild/ rough etc.

Elements could be found nearby a village close to the sea

  • E.g. Water, Wind, Sand, Rocks

 

 

2.              Random ambience: Unpredictable

            Sound from incidents, sometimes would impact on objects

  • E.g. Constant Sweeping sound & Ring sound (one shot) & consecutive Ding sound, ‘Tung’ Sound

 

 

3.              Dialogues: Difference in direction

            Livelihood: anywhere, usually not very close, people interact

History Narrative from friends: Close, same direction as the sound source and the recorder are going the same direction, maybe often come from the front