Artwork Title｜ Waves of Urban Farm (2024)
Form｜ Field Recordings
Artist｜ GUI Ren, YANG Cheng
The recordings were made around Hong Kong’s first urban farm, located near the sea. The vision of this farm is to foster sustainability and cultivate caring communities by promoting physical and mental well-being, while providing an open space for leisure and relaxation.
Ren extracted ultrasonic frequencies from her soundscape recordings using a basicUcho microphone, transforming the inaudible into audible sounds perceptible to the human ear. The presented segment includes the sound of a bicycle bell and the previously unheard ultrasonic elements, depicting a harmonious coexistence between residents, their environment, and the edible plants within the community. It also offers a sonic vision of natural resource recycling and ecological resilience.
Cheng captured the subtle vibrations of the small decorative windmills using a geophone. These windmills serve both aesthetic and educational purposes: they enrich the visitor experience and demonstrate the principles of wind energy in alignment with sustainable living and environmental awareness.
This artwork was featured in Listening to the Earth: Sonifying Planetary Health Ecologies, a hybrid (virtual and physical) exhibition presented as part of Spark 2024, the British Council’s festival of ideas.
《Waves of Urban Farm》錄製於香港首個鄰近海邊的都市農場。該農場致力於推動可持續發展，培養關懷社群，並促進身心健康，同時提供一個開放的休憩空間，讓人們放鬆與交流。
桂仁使用 basicUcho 麥克風從聲音風景錄音中提取了超聲頻率，將原本人耳無法聽見的聲音轉化為可感知的聽覺內容。作品片段中可聽見單車鈴聲與隱秘的超聲波元素，描繪出居民、環境與可食植物之間和諧共處的場景，亦呈現對資源循環與生態韌性的聲音想像。
楊程則使用Geophone錄製了裝飾風車細微的振動聲。這些風車兼具美學與教育功能，豐富了參觀者的感官體驗，也寓意著風能的可持續發展理念與人與自然的連結。
本作展出於英國文化協會主辦的 Spark 2024 「Listening to the Earth: Sonifying Planetary Health Ecologies」展覽，為一場融合實體與線上形式的藝術活動，聚焦於聲音與地球健康之間的關聯。