as it was said before, in a sensory deprivation tank, one is able to hear
even the most minute movements of the body. i had an experience when i was
able to hear my eyes moving back and forth!!!
silence doesn't exist.
zachary
zim200@is7.nyu.edu
At 10:51 AM 2/12/0, Christophe McKeon wrote:
quoted 62 lines Like any elctrical/biological system, of course it is going to make noise (the
>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:
>
>> 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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