The article I selected to read was "On A Clear Day I Can Hear Forever" by Gary Ferrington. I chose to read this article because the title captured my attention. The title mixes what you associate with sight (a clear day) and hearing. With this in mind, I was curious to find out what the author meant and how he was going to explain this to the reader.
The article discusses the life of the man in a city. He describes the different noises he encounters every day. Some are identifiable, daily noises, while others are hard to make out. He then continues by stating when the seasons change, the noises also tend to change. For example, Ferrington says when it is winter or is a clear day, the city becomes more quiet than usual. It is this description that gives the article it's title, "On A Clear Day I Can Hear Forever." In addition, he states that the day starts off quiet but then as the day progresses, the noises increase.
The ideas in the article are relevant to my own practice as a media artist because they discuss the variety of sounds that can be heard. The article teaches to listen to our surroundings and we will notice sounds that we have not been aware of before. In addition, we begin to recognize more sounds and associate them with objects. Finally, we can possibly associate the various sounds with time, if the sounds are routine. For example, a garbage truck usually comes the same time each time it picks up garbage. A person will know what time it is simply by hearing the garbage truck.
Erik Wagner
T.A. Heidi Spencer
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