Like any elctrical/biological system, of course it is going to make noise (the
nervous system), i.e. move air or other matter in such a way as to be picked up
by the ear, or even the rest of the body. Every one I'm sure has felt sound
before by other means than through the ears. Then there is also the internal
"noise" inherent in the auditory system itself. Interference and so on, which
does not have it's origin in "outside" sound of any kind. If the auditory
system is taken to include the brain and the remainder of the body, it becomes
clear that noiselessness is highly unlikely on any level. In the purest of
darkness you will always see things, both because of internal "noise" inherent
to the system, but also because a mnemotechnics comes into play - meaning a
production of images along lines already traveled, and the emergent or creative
one associated with it. I think the same can be said for "sound".
Regards,
Christophe
joseph fitzpatrick wrote:
quoted 37 lines that's the goddamned most interesting thing i've ever heard. i was not> that's the goddamned most interesting thing i've ever heard. i was not
> aware that the nervous system made a sound. what exactly do you mean by
> that? what was the sound?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill, Wright <wwright@clemson.edu>
> To: idm@hyperreal.org <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Date: Saturday, February 12, 2000 2:35 AM
> Subject: Re: (idm) silence recording?? i dont think so.
>
> >I was taking a class, "exploring separate realities" the name. Well, we
> >talked a lot about sensory deprivation tanks. And eventually we had the
> >opportunity to visit a hospital which had a completely sound deadened room,
> >which also would not echo. The room was on an eleaborate suspension system
> >to, to avoid vibrations of any sort.
> >
> >Let me tell you, I never imagined the sound of my heart could be so
> >deafening.....
> >
> >
> >
> >>john cage tested this theory by going into an anechoic chamber that he
> thought
> >>would be completely silent.
> >>to his dismay, he heard 2 sounds. a high pitched one (his nervous system)
> and
> >>a low pitched sound (his blood/heartbeat).
> >
> >
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