Audible landscapes Art+Culture / Arts Written by : Shane Qin Jan 28, 2008
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Sonic Architecture aims to map Shenzhen and Hong Kong through the art of sound.
According to Paul D Miller, aka DJ Spooky, at a certain point in time and at a certain place, architecture is nothing but frozen music, and music is nothing but liquid architecture.
However, when referring to architecture, people's impressions are always about aesthetic styles or architectural materials, yet their hearing in these surroundings is usually neglected - something that curator Mo-Ling Chui clearly disagrees with.
"Architecture is not just walls or hard stuff. There're actually a lot of invisible things existing within the space, affecting people's movements just like how concrete building functions. Such an intangible thing as sound is made through reflections upon various objects, making the environment and individual experiences more meaningful," says a passionate Chui.
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