Becoming-Bird: Sound, Image, Movement

16th November 2023

Sound of birds

• Sound is a crucial aspect of birds' auditory world, extending their body dimensions to mark their territory.

• Humans can experience sound through the sonic territory of birds, which is a sensation generated by traveling vibrations of molecules.

• Sound travels in waves, with frequency measured in Hz.

• The experience of sound requires time and is a temporal phenomenon.

• Sound requires a transmitter and receiver, with the receiver being a biological or mechanical or electronic sensor.

• Birds create various sounds for communication, including clicks, hammering, wing noise, calls, and songs.

• Biological communication involves information exchange, recognition, and memory.

• The richness of an outdoor aural experience cannot be reproduced in recorded performances.