Sound Surrounds: Field Recordings by Students of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, by Various

Sound Surrounds: Field Recordings by Students of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

by Various

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1.	Audrey Endicott - Walking to Play Practice 02:38	download
2.	Anais Martinez - Anais Stomping 00:19	download
3.	Audrey Endicott and Whitney Perkins - Audrey and Whitney in the Work Center 01:10	download
4.	Larry Adams and Andres Salas - Dryer 00:11	download
5.	Cullen Rauch - Cafeteria Badge Access Door 00:47	download
6.	Mugisha Niyomuremyi and Kailey Cowart - Simultaneous Shredding and Coffee Production 00:35	download
7.	Lukas MacDonnell - Scratching of the Cane 01:31	download
8.	Cullen Rauch - Opening Chip Bag 01:31	download
9.	Callie Moreno - Air Hockey Fun 00:46	download
10.	Mike Hernandez - Ice Cubes 00:06	download
11.	Brandon Aleman - Faucet 00:06	download
12.	James Hershman, Gyorgi Szenttornyay and Stephen Salguero - Kayak Trip 4.11 [Part 1] 02:07	download
13.	James Hershman, Gyorgi Szenttornyay and Stephen Salguero - Kayak Trip 4.11 [Part 2] 01:05	download
14.	Preston Phillips - Accordion and Foot Massager 05:02	download
15.	Donye Clement - Musical Cane 04:05	download
16.	Gyorgi Szenttornyay - Gyorgi’s Wind Chimes 00:46	download
17.	Larry Adams and Andres Salas - Canes 00:07	download
18.	Larry Adams and Andres Salas - Health Center Door 00:04	download
19.	Larry Adams and Andres Salas - Golf Cart 00:06	download
20.	Larry Adams and Andres Salas - HC Timer 00:06	download
21.	Jessica Reyes - Jessica's Charm Bracelet and Breathing 00:18	download

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Sound Surrounds is presented by Phonography Austin in collaboration with the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Audio recording plays a significant role in the lives of individuals with visual impairment, often serving as their analogue to photography, where snapshots of sound can serve as aural memories. Visual impairment manifests across a spectrum, and students at TSBVI have varying levels of vision loss, including a range of deaf-blindness. In addition to recording audio to capture memories or for pure enjoyment, TSBVI students interpret sound to situate themselves in physical space or to recognize familiar voices. For students on the deaf-blind spectrum, sound takes on a more tactile nature, where exploring sounds is about feeling its vibrations with the body.

Through this compilation of field recordings, TSBVI students share a diversity of audio elements and events that represent their everyday lives. The project not only conveys the day-to-day sonic culture in which the students are immersed but also demonstrates self-determination, revealing part of their decision-making process for participation in and engagement with their surroundings through their choices of sounds. From recordings of Preston Phillips’s tactile exploration of the vibrations of an accordion and foot massager to the scratching of Lukas MacDonnell’s cane during music lessons, this project seeks to expand our notions of who listens and how we listen.

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released May 11, 2019

Curated by Lacey Lewis and Travis P. Hill
Cover art by Ethan W.
Cover design by Travis P. Hill
Mastered by Alex Keller

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Phonography Austin is an organization dedicated to exploring phonography (the creation and presentation of field recordings as art objects) and acoustic ecology (the study of the effects of the acoustic environment on those living within it).

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