Sat, Nov 04
|to-day bookstore
Sound Translator - Cheung Chau
by So Wai Lam. ‘What are the sounds you usually hear when you are/ were working at sea or on the island?’ ‘What is the sound of the sea?’ Listen to fishermen and other residents of Cheung Chau talk about the sounds they hear or used to hear, when working on the sea. Did you ever notice them?
Time & Location
Nov 04, 2023, 12:00 PM – Nov 26, 2023, 6:00 PM
to-day bookstore, 68 Pak She St, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
About the event
‘What are the sounds you usually hear when you are/ were working at sea or on the island?’ ‘What is the sound of the sea?’ ‘Can you share with us your most remarkable auditory experience?’
I invite fishermen and other inhabitants working and living on Cheung Chau to share their auditory experiences by interviews and field recordings. Through their voices, we get to know another layer of the lives of the Cheung Chau locals in the form of sound. Different tones, rhythms and pitch make every person’s voice unique.
With all the sounds collected on the island, “Sound Translator - Cheung Chau” weaves the sounds of people together, re-presents their lives on the shore, and introduces an alternative way to listen to the land and sea.
About the artist:
So Wai Lam moved to Cheung Chau a few years ago. She mostly works on illustration and graphic design. Her works concentrate on observing, listening and illustrating daily life, through which she could learn about the place she lives in.