The experience of sound recording was simultaneously confining and liberating.
It was liberating because the assignment called only for us to record what we heard. We searched in our recordings not for meaning but rather for the inherent qualities of sound: loudness, pitch, tone, rhythm. Since we were given no topic we were free to act on a whim -- to push and pull and scratch and play as we explored these sounds.
I believe, however, that in such freedom one will undoubtedly find constraint. When given the entire auditory landscape to explore, the immediate options are overwhelming. Where do I go first? How do I pick a direction when there is no path?
Such is the challenge of all true creativity.
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