12:03p.m.@Cafe

"We can hear more sound than we think."

【HideAndSeekProject #02

by chrishtc / 2014.05


19 sound sources had been replicated and regenerated.

2014.05.12 12:03 Monday

Caffé Nero, Queen Street, Cardiff, United Kingdom


"We always use our sight to discover our surrounding environment, understanding activities happening around us. However, can we do the same without using our sight?

This project attempted to discover the possibility of using hearing to understand our surroundings. Loud sound such as coffee machines and human voices were the most noticeable ones. From time to time, more and more sound became visible when paying more attention on hearing instead of seeing. When relatively louder sound turned silence, quiet sound like refrigerator became obvious to our ears.

Human voices are the most noticeable sound to our ears. However we may have ignored the presence of other sound, if we focus too much on human voices.

In this music, sound in cafe have been regenerated except human voices, so we can pay more attention to other sound exist around us."


Software: Logic Pro / Final Cut Pro


Refrigerator by vibrating mini massager

Music by midi keyboard

Walking by table tapping

Ambulance by kazoo

Coffee Machine 1 by electric razor

Coffee Machine 2 by vibrating mini massager

Coffee Machine 3 by electric razor touching a glass

Milk Frother by electric toothbrush

Water Tap by water tap

Barista by cajon

Coins by coins

Coffee Mug and Spoon by metal spoon, glass and a plate

Newspaper by 12:03p.m. music score (A3 paper)

Book by a book called "Tokyo Tower"

Ringtone by iPhone

Keyboard Typing by MacBook Pro keyboard

Drinking by a glass of water


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