Wood, photopaper, glass, paper steel, steel lock, a headphone and a mp3 player
25(W) x 25(L) x 13(H) cm
Headphones are like private theatres, isolating the listener from the outside world. With the rise of digital technology, sound has become portable—allowing you to enter a mood or atmosphere you enjoy at any moment, immersing yourself in a scene shaped by melodies and cinematic settings.
This recorder features two songs: Reality (1980) from the French film La Boum, and The Sound of Silence (1967), featured in the Hong Kong film Unbeatable. In both films, the leading actresses wear headphones and listen to these songs. The audience, too, hears the same music—as if wearing headphones themselves—becoming part of the scene, recalling the moment the actresses are lost in sound. You close your eyes, and the music loops.
The versions recorded here are covers performed by the artist.
聽筒是一種隔絕外界的私人劇場，自數碼科技發展至能將聲音帶備身上隨時收聽，一個人就如同可以在任何時候自由選擇進入喜愛的氛圍，那從音樂，以至電影主題曲旋律所營造的場景。
這錄音筆儲存了兩首英文歌，是1980年的“真實 (Reality)”與1967年的“寂靜之聲 (Sound of Silence)”，分別出現於法國電影“初吻 (La Boum)”及香港電影“激戰 (Unbeatable)” 內。兩套影片都曾出現當女主角戴著聽筒時便響起歌曲的情節，而每當歌曲響起，就如透過聽筒將觀眾現場與日常的經驗聯繫一樣，成了戲中角色，亦提供往後再戴起聽筒聆聽相同歌曲時重疊的印象，霎眼重新記起情節，偶爾跟著哼著唱。
收錄的兩首歌均由藝術家本人翻唱而成。
