We were given the task to Sit and Listen, Write down everything you hear. I decided to find an enclosed space near the entrance to the first floor and the stairwell.
-Humming is coming for the electrical lights
-Shoes/trainers are squeaking on the floor
-Wind coming through the far window
-Hard footsteps of people walking on the floors and getting louder when ascending or descending the stairs.
-Cars in the distance can be heard from the main road
-Laughing
-Buckles of shoes
-Talking -“£12.30”
– Talking – “And if I go out on a work night…” fades
-Trousers/clothes rustling
-The clattering of money in pockets
I found this task to be highly interesting, it enabled me to really listen and take in to account the thought that you could consider the sounds to be an approach to performance art.
Ruth Scott