= Reflection 感想 =

Strolling around the streets and alleys in the city with co-walker and artist Kat was the fondest memories of my days in Manila. It took us approximately two hours to walk from the church to the mosque and tread our way through the bustling market to the jam-packed bridge. In each scene, different topics and emotions were exchanged, as if songs in different styles were played one by one. It was a precious dialogue and experience.

Besides, I think the various sound practices brought to us by Master Viv were especially suitable for people who grow up in big cities. Take myself as an example, I was brought up in Hong Kong and have long been used to automatically filtering the multifarious sounds (noises) of the city in my mind. This filter system, however, also had times of breaking down: whenever I was less cautious, the sounds would take control over me, pour into my earholes from all directions and incessantly amplify themselves in my head, leading to varying degrees of nervousness and anxiety. In fact, the harder I tried to resist the invasion of these sounds (noises), the more I was overwhelmed by those restless feelings. On the contrary, the workshop practices mainly focus on deep listening. Whether the setting is indoor or outdoor, we ought to open up our ears and let all the sounds, without labeling any of them, enter our head. Observe how the sounds respectively change and evolve in the space, analyze those which have been received, unleash our imagination, transform the sounds and present them in alternative ways. By doing this, not only is all the agitation in an ear-splitting environment wiped out, but we can also regain our authority over sounds.

在馬尼拉的日子最深刻的便是與當地的同行者兼藝術家Kat一同在城市中的大街小巷穿梭整個過程接近兩小時由教堂走到清真寺由擠湧的市集行到車來車往的天橋每個場境談到的話題和情緒都不同就像播著一首首不同風格的音樂般是一個很寶貴的對話經驗。

此外我覺得Viv師傅帶給我們的各種聲音練習尤其適合在繁忙的都市長大的人以自己為例一直在香港長大其實一早便習慣了自動過濾這城市中的各種聲音噪音但過濾系統也有失效的時候失效的期間稍一不慎便會被聲音操控了自己的情緒各種聲音從四方八面湧入耳孔在頭顱裏不斷放大導致不同程度的緊張和焦慮越抗拒聲音噪音的來襲焦躁的情緒便越泛濫。而工作坊的練習很多時都專注在深度聆聽無論在室內還是户外都要打開耳朵讓所有聲音不被標籤地進入我們的腦袋觀看聲音在空間中的不同變化繼而分析接收回來的聲音並加以想像將其轉成其他方式呈現。這不但能夠消除在嘈吵環境下的燥意並且能夠讓自己奪回對聲音的操控權。