Seth Kim-Cohen
In the blink of an ear, 2009

I was working on a spontaneously conceived sound piece, but my on-the-spur-of-the-moment-recording did not work out the way I thought it would. Not at all, in fact. However, I still liked the concept a lot, so I ended up outlining it in words and presented it as a still image projection with a title “Sound piece”.

A couple of weeks later I came across Kim-Cohens book that affirmed that sound art does not necessarily has to be “cochlear” – or to be appreciated by the means of hearing. A reference to sound can be enough. And sound itself can be explored through many other senses and perspectives than just listening to it. I am still interested in sound that sounds and actually experiencing that sounding, but Kim-Cohens texts expand my conceptual toolbox. And gives me more confidence that it is OK if a sound project happens to lead to a piece that has to be read, viewed, touched or smelled.