Sound fishing treats listening as an act of capture and immediate response
Evidence
Listening is the basis of sound fishing. … Pull the sound out of the air like a fisherman catching a fish, sensing its size and energy —when you hear the sound,—play it. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 381
Categorization
- DEFINE: Defines ‘sound fishing’ as a listening practice grounded in immediate, sensory attention to the sonic environment.
- SEED: Could be an exercise prompt for sound-art students: a series of ‘catch-and-release’ listening drills that train responsive, not passive, attention.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 381
- XREF: connects to: Listening actively shapes the sound it perceives rather than merely registering it — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 346
Broader Connections
- Listening actively shapes the sound it perceives rather than merely registering it
#complicates(0.75) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 346