Catalogue Of Making

Soundwalking is the practice of walking with the main purpose of understanding an environment’s acoustic qualities - asking audiences to walk and listen, at any place and any time.

For the second round of the soundwalk this semester, I placed myself in the role of an active guide, leading a group of four participants through Mount Emily Park. We spent the time listening in two stages: collectively, and then individually.

The flow of the soundwalk was kept open-ended: a time of collective listening, walking together as a group without any set path in mind. I guided them on how they may walk, paying attention to their footsteps, their listening and awareness.

The listening score was kept mostly the same, with minor adjustments from the previous semester. It was handed out after the walk, as a guide for everyday listening.

Refined Listening Score

Mount Emily Park was chosen as a location this time round as I wanted the participants to explore a more natural sonic environment. Besides this, it was close by school which made things easily accessible for everyone.

Similar to the previous collective walk, everyone drew and wrote what they heard and felt on notebooks, given to them after the walk.

Wen Soon

Carissa

Sanna

Geraldine

First row:
Carissa, Sanna's clay responses

Second row:
Wen Soon, Geraldine's clay responses

I would like to extend my gratitude to Jared for assisting me with shooting the soundwalk - without his help, the walk would not be possible to document and share.

The outcomes and process from the soundwalk is recorded down into a book, flip below: