team l: andrea, ipek, maria
Perception of the space by hearing was our primary focus. How do we perceive the space, while trying to forget about all the visual and tactile information. When thinking about the recording it might be compared to taking picture. But the recording (or the picture) is very static and represents the only focus. In order to achieve comprehensive idea of space the recording collage has to be made.
We started with the study of physical properties of the sound as a wave. That led us to think about the sound features such as echo and masking of the sounds. As a result small guessing game took place during out first presentation. The result was: the action in the space inform us about the characteristics of the space, while the action is the only we can make the conclusion very fast. On the other hand, when echo and masking started to play the role it caused the partial desorientation.
Our final product was split into two parts, both related to Ghent and both collages as well. First one is a starting point of sound so-called postcards. The recordings were made on different spots in the city, not necessary the most representative ones. How is the Ghent city today? Indisputably, under construction 
. The language people talk, the street sounds – are people load or more calm, buskers at the market place, etc. Our postcard is sort of collage made of sound pictures merged in one piece. What if we could really such a postcards? The main difference with the traditional on would be that these would really show what does the city looks alike. (And the best thing is that you may do it yourself, as the message you want to introduce).
Secondly we tried to record the same action in different places. Steps sound differently with the relation to the space you are (narrow street, big square, etc). Furthermore the symbols of the city of Ghent are three towers. If you live close to them, you can know the bell song by heart. So how do thess sounds vary depending on the shape of the space? The second project is a city walk, made through the main square, as a collage of the steps (the sound produced by the action placed on the same spot as recording was done) and ringing bells (as a sound propagated through the air from the medium that does not change its position, what changes is the place of recordings).
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