My topic for memory soundscape is “Way back home”. Since I have lived in Shanghai since I was a kid, the streets and subways in Shanghai carry the memories of me returning home from school every day. I still remember them vividly, whether it is the sound of bicycles passing the street accompanied by the voices of passers-by, the sound of subway arriving and leaving, or the sound of my parents cooking at home. Hence, I think it is necessary and interesting to record these sounds and to remind me of that period of time.
From my point of view, the memory has great potential to be changed into sound and the process is feasible. Firstly, all of the sounds can be directly collected and it doesn’t need much editing work. Secondly, many people can relate to these familiar sounds. I hope to capture some sounds that represents daily life. What’s more, I would like to keep switching between the sounds of street and the sounds of cooking to indicate that the process of me going back home and my parents cooking at home were happening at the same time. The whole work will be full of warm feeling and will be ended with a funny door closing sound.
