ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author discusses 'hearing touch' in See, Sea: An exploration of memory and time. The author's discussion relates to films that are available online, and given the centrality of sensory perception and the limits of the printed medium, he invite readers to take a look at the websites for themselves, preferably on a large screen and with good sound. The soundtracks for the films are made up of 'field' sounds that were captured in the filming and then manipulated and layered with other instruments and sounds. These included sounds of objects related to the sea, like stones and wood, as well as musical sounds, such as guitar and harp, and a Tibetan prayer bowl. Sound gives a strong sense of touch as we can recognise the sound of water and respond to its volume, intensity, speed and weight.
