Ears Have Walls
1) What is the relationship between the idea of sound as a habitat and sound as immersive?
A: Sound as a habitat relies entirely on our subjective perceptions of sound while sound "as immersive" is more objective. More specifically, we as humans isolate sound into its own habitats (I .e. music in music hall) or we fool ourselves into thinking that walls cannot be permeated by sound. In language, we also use "sound" to contextualize familiarity and safeness (I .e. "safe and sound," "sound things out"). This goes with our ideas of sound as habitat. Several artists have challenged this idea by highlighting the immersiveness of sound (I .e. using sensors to pull sound from outside a building and "duplicate" it inside the building).
2) What does the author mean by "there is no sound that is the sound of one object alone?"
A: The sound we hear is never pure sound. There are two primary explanations behind this (both essentially are rooted in the same scientific properties of sound): 1) Sound is a mixture, not a combination. Detectable sound is not purely what came from its origin. 2) Objects (even instruments, voices, things that appear to be the source of sound) are just channels, not the origin of the sound. Sound comes from a mix of the objects in its surroundings, the object that takes existing sound waves and gives them volume, and the way they are perceived by the person hearing them.
3) What sort of power does sound have as opposed to vision?
A: An intentional sound is more often temporal (as sensed by our ears) than an intentional image. In art forms, sound has a better ability to change our perception of time than visual art does. Every picture has a frame, but sound immerses. Sound can also indicate the texture, density, porousness, etc. of a space around it.
4) What does the author mean by the title "Ears Have Walls?"
A: All ears are selective, both intentionally and unintentionally. When we are listening to a speaker, for example, we make sure we are in a space that is quiet so that only one voice is heard. In a literal sense, this is an illusion that our ears naturally create with selective hearing. This can also be rephrased by recognizing the ear's limits. For example, there are several pitches and frequencies that dogs can detect, but that humans cannot. This occurs with sound diffusion, or more recognizably, "volume"as well.
A: Sound as a habitat relies entirely on our subjective perceptions of sound while sound "as immersive" is more objective. More specifically, we as humans isolate sound into its own habitats (I .e. music in music hall) or we fool ourselves into thinking that walls cannot be permeated by sound. In language, we also use "sound" to contextualize familiarity and safeness (I .e. "safe and sound," "sound things out"). This goes with our ideas of sound as habitat. Several artists have challenged this idea by highlighting the immersiveness of sound (I .e. using sensors to pull sound from outside a building and "duplicate" it inside the building).
2) What does the author mean by "there is no sound that is the sound of one object alone?"
A: The sound we hear is never pure sound. There are two primary explanations behind this (both essentially are rooted in the same scientific properties of sound): 1) Sound is a mixture, not a combination. Detectable sound is not purely what came from its origin. 2) Objects (even instruments, voices, things that appear to be the source of sound) are just channels, not the origin of the sound. Sound comes from a mix of the objects in its surroundings, the object that takes existing sound waves and gives them volume, and the way they are perceived by the person hearing them.
3) What sort of power does sound have as opposed to vision?
A: An intentional sound is more often temporal (as sensed by our ears) than an intentional image. In art forms, sound has a better ability to change our perception of time than visual art does. Every picture has a frame, but sound immerses. Sound can also indicate the texture, density, porousness, etc. of a space around it.
4) What does the author mean by the title "Ears Have Walls?"
A: All ears are selective, both intentionally and unintentionally. When we are listening to a speaker, for example, we make sure we are in a space that is quiet so that only one voice is heard. In a literal sense, this is an illusion that our ears naturally create with selective hearing. This can also be rephrased by recognizing the ear's limits. For example, there are several pitches and frequencies that dogs can detect, but that humans cannot. This occurs with sound diffusion, or more recognizably, "volume"as well.
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