鄭琬蒨 Wan-Chien, Cheng
2020 異口聲 Eco sound
西寧北路曾經是一條大河道，舢舨上載著貨物與人客，往返於碼頭之間，如今水路變成了馬路，從前人們划著小船，現在人們步行於此。
「人」是城市裡重要的景觀，聽不見百年前的聲音，我們僅能透過想像，重新建構消失的風景。錄音當下所處的天氣、位置、高度、環境，影響著聲音被記錄的狀態，也與城市樣貌息息相關，這些持續改變且無法全然被捕捉到的聲音，提醒著我們，聆聽與保存的重要性。
天井是聚集雨水的地方，也是傳統建築實體空間中的虛空間，人們來到天井會不自覺抬頭仰望天空，本作品以多聲道裝置，建構人們在河裡聆聽的感受。上方傳來的街景聲、叫賣聲、人為活動聲、廟宇慶典聲，因聆聽的位置而顯得模糊，那些被 水聲所覆蓋住的細節，正如世代交疊中，不停流動與消失的聲音組合。
Xining North Road used to be a major river channel where sampans traveled to and from the docks. Now, the waterway has become a road, and rowing has been replaced by walking.As humans are central to the urban landscape, we must rely on imagination to reconstruct the sounds of a century ago.
Factors like weather, position, and height during recording affect the sonic state and reflect the city’s evolving form. These sounds, which can never be perfectly captured, highlight the urgency of auditory preservation.The "Tian-jing" (courtyard) acts as both a rain collector and a functional "empty space" in traditional buildings.
This multi-channel installation allows participants to feel as if they are listening from within a river. Sounds of street life, vendors, and temple celebrations from above are softened and blurred by the water's presence. Just like the flow of time, these details are submerged, representing the shifting and vanishing sounds of different eras.
