Showing posts with label Water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Water. Show all posts

6.30.2009

The Water Sonata









In the aftermath of a heavy rain, the night air calm and damp with the scent of the rainy season at hand, commuters make there way along infinite pathways tailored to their own particular purpose . From beneath the walkways appears a glissando of tranquility as an endless drone of fluidity ascends to the ears.

大雨の直後、露の香りで湿った、静かな夜気の中、
通勤者がそれぞれの目的に合った無限の道を前進していく。
静けさのグリッサンドが歩道の下から現れ、
終わりのない流動性の単調音が耳に登ってくる。

5.23.2009

The Bubbling Brook









Climbing the stairs of the station, the train that until just a moment ago was the carriage of your journey, trails off into the beyond with a decaying ruckus as it departs. Just before you reach the turnstyles, the subtle sound of flowing water fades into the mix.

The bubbling brook you imagine is actually a recording playing from a speaker unit on the wall. The purpose of its "pseudo-natural" sound being to disguise the "natural" sounds emiting from the area beyond the wall it is bolted to; the bathroom.

ついさっきまで乗っていた電車が出発し、減衰する騒動でかなたに消えていきながら、駅の階段を登って行く。改札口に着く直前、流れる水のかすかな音が現れてくる。

実は、想像するブクブク流れる小川が、壁に付いているスピーカーから流れる録音された音です。この「偽自然」な音の目的というのは、壁の向こうにあるトイレから流れる「自然」な音を隠すためである。