sounds - pandemic silence project

Why this project? We live in an unprecedented moment of human history: An almost complete global shutdown of public life and travel as a result of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. You've likely seen the images of the resulting emptying of public spaces and cities. But there is much less attention to what these changes sound like. Why is this important? It's because we live in the so-called Anthropocene, the first geological epoch in the history of this planet that's dominated by the effects of the activity of just one species: Humans. Many aspects of the Anthropocene have been discussed and reported on, among them plastic pollution and climate change. But very few projects focus on what the human presence on this planet means for its soundscapes.