Investigation – Site

I live in Fulham, in a stock-standard terraced house. Two up, two down, enclosed on either side by another outwardly identical home. Across the street the houses are wider, one and a half of mine, but essentially exactly the same.

This shared space is not just physical, but also auditory. We share the same soundscape. And while visually I can identify my neighbors and neighborhood, the sounds are the white noise that have become invisible over the year that I have lived in this house.

I therefore chose my home as the site to explore for this project, and specifically, the sounds that make up the shared aural experience of this space.

In doing so, I am seeking a visual language that will tell the story of my home, my street and my neighbors. The operative question being: what does the soundscape of my home and street look like?