Sound pollution at Lückstr.

Sound-based research project | Ongoing

Sound Pollution at Lückstraße investigates the persistent presence of emergency sirens in a narrow urban street in Germany, and how repeated acoustic events shape perception, attention, and spatial rhythm.

From a third-floor apartment overlooking Lückstraße, a continuous field recording was made over one week, capturing the surrounding urban sound environment with a focus on emergency signals. These recordings form the basis for an audiovisual translation in which temporal sound structures are converted into visual patterns.

The work examines how frequency, amplitude, and duration generate perceptible rhythms within an otherwise saturated soundscape. Repetition and intensity become structural elements that define the experience of the environment over time.

Having lived in this location for ten years, the project emerges from long-term exposure to this acoustic condition, with recent changes in hearing perception further intensifying attention toward environmental sound.

By translating acoustic data into visual form, the work reflects on how continuous urban noise shapes perception, spatial awareness, and embodied experience. It sits between sound research, environmental observation, and lived context.