The odd element of place is that place exists beyond time. A place we find ourselves in possesses the ability to represent our past, our present, and our future in a seemingly effortless fashion. A place does not require a time machine or futuristic technology to transport us to another time, but can do so in the blink of an eye. The smallest, most unassuming details allow us to relive a moment, in a sense, through the sounds of a particular place. Place is a non-physical space rooted in memory and interpreted by sound which allows a person to recall their past, reflect on the present, and dream of their future. On a particularly nostalgic day last weekend, I decided to listen to Frank Sinatra. I selected a song, “Come Fly With Me,” and I was instantly
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Sound leaves traces behind even after the initial burst begins to fade, and the resonance serenely quiets, but never entirely. Even silence has a certain musicality because the absence of sound is sound itself. Annie Dillard supports this in her essay, “A Field of Silence” when she states that she, “saw the silence heaped on the fields like trays” (Dillard). Dillard supports the idea that sound, and the absence of sound, holds weight and substance. Something that holds substance also has the ability to leave traces behind, both in a physical and non-physical sense. Memory is influenced by these traces of sound, even if that sound is silence. Sound occupies a physical presence in the world and adds substance to life. The music of nature, a particular song, the creaking of the bottom stair in a house, all add significance to influential moments of our lives, but also in the smallest, most unassuming details. These tiny details remain in the dust on the mantle, waiting to be swept up again into the air and into our memories. Sound possesses the ability to remain in memory, both in music and everyday sounds, or even in the absence of
Sound leaves traces behind even after the initial burst begins to fade, and the resonance serenely quiets, but never entirely. Even silence has a certain musicality because the absence of sound is sound itself. Annie Dillard supports this in her essay, “A Field of Silence” when she states that she, “saw the silence heaped on the fields like trays” (Dillard). Dillard supports the idea that sound, and the absence of sound, holds weight and substance. Something that holds substance also has the ability to leave traces behind, both in a physical and non-physical sense. Memory is influenced by these traces of sound, even if that sound is silence. Sound occupies a physical presence in the world and adds substance to life. The music of nature, a particular song, the creaking of the bottom stair in a house, all add significance to influential moments of our lives, but also in the smallest, most unassuming details. These tiny details remain in the dust on the mantle, waiting to be swept up again into the air and into our memories. Sound possesses the ability to remain in memory, both in music and everyday sounds, or even in the absence of