Blog 4 - Alison Koybayashi: Say Something Bunny

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When I first heard about Alison Kobayashi’s work “Say Something Bunny” I was curious and slightly confused by it. I first thought to myself “why would anyone go through all this work?” but after witnessing the performance, behind the scenes work, and Alison’s own comments about the project I realized that this experience is a once in a life time opportunity to truly learn the importance of sound and being exposed to history like never before.

I couldn’t even imagine how she started this project while having so little resources to work with. Despite only having sound to work with Alison, made an impact with this project showing the importance of sound. While doing my own Sound Walk for class I was able to picture images inside my head without actually seeing them due to my creativity and past experiences. I see that “Say Something Bunny” is like a very complex Sound Walk project where by just using audio she was able to manipulate our creativity and past experiences to create an image in our head. The best part is that since everyone is different the images created in everyone’s mind is different as well.  This was the perfect way to engage the viewers to be a part of this project and eventually create an image of this family.

Dealing with something that’s already been made can be a struggle sometimes for creators however, Alison found a way to use this to her benefit. During the lecture, she stated that everything in the recording is original during the performance. Using the original audio, you can hear the feelings from their voices and situation going on during that time period. Ranging from the advertisements heard in the background to the topics that were discussed you can learn so much about the family without getting a description of them.  This also brings back the important theme of creation of space in order to have the audience participate in the project as everyone’s interpretation of the family is diverse. The thought of having a small piece of audio and being able to create a whole story without being handed over any details may sound impossible at first but Alison Kobayashi went through the obstacles to create one of the most unique projects in history.



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