Nathalie's sound concept:

 

The space I am creating with this piece is the church. I recorded the sounds in places that have nothing to do with church and tried to design a surrounding that is as close to church as it can get without actually being in a church.  By using this strategy, I intended to make people think about religion, their concept of this institution and most importantly about their faith. I reconstructed this place with elements of everyday-life to force the listener to think about the whole concept of church and to question themselves if “church” might be rather a state of mind than an actual building. One can be close to ones good in their everyday-life although one is not in a church.

I started my piece by opening a squeaky door and steps walking away. I tried to imitate the sound of boots walking in a church, because it is a very interesting way to experience the body in space. The echo that is created implies a human being walking through this kind of space. The voices in the background belong to a group of visitors in a museum with a Spanish speaking tour guide in Puerto Rico that I recorded during Fall Break. I also blended in quiet background noises like sneezing, coughing, browsing of books, rustling of jackets and chairs moving and clearing your throat. The only sound that I downloaded online is the choir that is singing in the end.

To sum up, my intention was to recreate the abstract space “church” as a personal and private location and to give people the opportunity to build their own religious space within their thoughts and minds.