memory ballad
go for a daily walk near your home.
stop and listen -
focus on three sounds.
later, record your memory
of these sounds
with your voice.
stop and listen -
focus on three sounds.
later, record your memory
of these sounds
with your voice.
experiment with allowing more time between listening and recording. notice where the limits of your sonic memory can be
e x p a n d e d.
over time, create a libraryof remembered sounds.
then, make a song from your sounds.
make an image from the song,
write a poem from the image,
speak the poem to a bowl of water,
pour the water in the place you walked in.