Phonorama

What if your neighbourhood's sounds were to disappear forever? With Phonorama, you can preserves today’s sounds for tomorrow, and create a sound archive of your neighborhood – a sonic snapshot of life as it is today. Because while we take photos of special moments, we usually let the everyday soundtrack of our lives slip away unnoticed.

You probably know the neighbourhood where you live like the back of your hand: that loose tile on the sidewalk, the familiar sign of that one bar, the stately tree on the corner of the street … But have you ever stopped to notice the sounds that fill your neighbourhood each day?

Every neighbourhood has its own soundtrack: the hum of morning traffic, the last conversations drifting from a café, the bell of the bakery door, the rustle of dry autumn leaves, or a bicycle rattling over cobblestones. What can these everyday sounds tell us about an area and the people who live there? Phonorama uncovers the stories hidden in the sounds we hear every day – stories that might otherwise go unheard.

Your neighbourhood, your choice: Every Phonorama is fully customised in collaboration with residents, schools, and local partners. So, what might that look like? For example:

• interactive audio walks;
• an audio quiz;
• workshops;
• burying a time capsule with sounds;
• a sound installation in or around a location in the neighborhood;
• a survey where residents choose which sounds they would like to preserve for the future.

The result? A living archive of your neighbourhood, created by the people who know it best. A project that brings people together, preserves memories and stories, and captures the sounds that make your neighbourhood unique.