Echo Catcher

捉聲仔

Interactive Installation, 2026
互動裝置, 2026

Jockey Club Project IDEA
賽馬會科藝共融計劃
年度展覽 2025/26 - 感知蛛絲黐住枝樹枝

Hong Kong Cultural Centre
香港文化中心

"Echo Catcher" aims to allow participants to focus on sound recognition in a visually restricted environment, simulating the perceptual experience of visually impaired individuals and facilitating exploration and interaction through sound.

In a world that heavily relies on visual stimuli, people often overlook the importance of sound in navigating life. "Echo Catcher" challenges participants to actively engage their auditory skills, fostering a deeper understanding of how sound can guide and influence our behavior. In this experience, participants will rely entirely on their auditory skills to identify and locate sounds in their surroundings, enhancing their sensitivity to audio details.

At the start of the activity, participants will wear headphones, and they will hear various sounds emitted by hidden audio sources, immersing them in a rich auditory environment. Participants need to place their hands on the controllers in front of them and fully rely on the sounds to guide them in capturing the main character, "Echo." Throughout this process, they will hear footsteps, ambient sounds, and the murmurs of "Echo," and they will encounter obstacles that may hinder their ability to successfully catch "Echo."

This experience is not only about recognizing sounds but also about exploring how we interpret auditory information through movement and bodily awareness. Participants will be guided to mimic the natural movements of visually impaired individuals and adjust their body posture to enhance sound perception. By lightly shifting their bodies, extending their arms, and fine-tuning their stance towards sound sources, they will learn to effectively combine hearing with other sensory inputs.

「捉聲仔」旨在讓參與者在視覺受限的情況下，專注於聲音的辨識，模擬視障人士的感知方式，並透過聲音來探索和互動。

在一個高度依賴視覺刺激的世界裡，人們往往容易忽略聲音在導航生活中的重要性。「捉聲仔」挑戰參與者更積極地運用聽覺，促進對聲音如何引導和影響我們行為的更深層次理解。在這個體驗中，參與者將完全依賴其聽覺技能來識別和定位周圍的聲音來源，增強對聲音細節的敏感度。

在活動開始時，參與者將戴上耳機，耳邊會傳來隱藏的音源所發出的各種聲音，讓他們感受到豐富的聲音環境。參與者需要將雙手放到面前的控制器上，充分依賴聲音的指引，努力將主角「聲仔」捕捉。在這個過程中，會有腳步聲、環境聲和「聲仔」的喃喃自語，路上亦會有一些障礙物阻止參與者成功捉住「聲仔」。

這個體驗不僅僅是關於識別聲音，還包括探索我們如何通過動作和身體意識來解讀聽覺信息。參與者將會被引導模仿視障人士的自然動作，調整身體姿勢以增強聲音的感知。透過輕移身體、伸出手臂以及朝聲音來源的方向微調姿勢，他們能學會如何善用聽覺與其他感官的配合。