臺灣聆聽日

這是一個聽覺甦醒的年代。我們在尋找一個全新的可能，身在一個不乏音樂的時代裡，多數的人遺忘了如何「聆聽」。聽覺被剝奪，取而代之的是對環境的漠然與抽離，甚至把自己虛擲在空洞的刺激當中，不再有更多的想像與期待。因此學習如何聆聽，成為這個世代的人最需要學習的課題。

This is an era of auditory revival, in which we are searching for all-new possibilities. There is currently no lack of music but many people have forgotten how to “listen”. As we pay less attention to our sense of hearing, we become indifferent to and distant from the environment. This may lead to the seeking out of stimulation in empty voids, rather than the search for imagination and expectation. Therefore, learning how to listen is the most important lesson for the people of this generation.

「717臺灣聆聽日」是由公民所發起的社會運動，在這喧囂的時代中，我們不急著滔滔論述、不急著爭論表態，只願意打開耳朵去聽那些比我們存在更久遠的生命，那些更深刻的土地啟示。這是新一代臺灣人的文化革命，我們向世界展示我們的文化底蘊，是可以更包容更謙卑地去聽見那些幽微又美麗的傳響。而這樣堅定的力量，是能鼓舞更多的人，跟彼此連結，跟自己連結，跟土地連結，並用更具體的行動實踐，為世界帶來希望與改變。

717 Taiwan Listening Day is a civic movement. In this noisy era, we do not urgently discuss or debate points of view. We merely open our ears and listen to what has existed for much longer than us, the deep messages of the land. This is a cultural revolution of a new generation of Taiwanese. We want to show the world our cultural heritage and that we can tolerantly and humbly listen to faint and beautiful resonance. Moreover, this type of resolute energy can inspire people to connect with one another, to connect with themselves and to connect with the land, as well as to implement specific actions and practices that bring hope and change to the world.

2017年「717臺北聆聽日」正式啟動。717，意味「聽一聽，靜一靜」。第一屆「靜城淨心」從聆聽水城臺北的角度出發，邀請副市長鄧家基與民眾一同乘船至淡水河上，用臺北人曾經的感受與節奏，聆聽因水而生的臺北聲景與故事。

同時邀請日本聲景協會理事長鳥越惠子教授來臺，參與《聽見聲音的地景：100種聆聽與聲音創造的練習》的中文書發表會，這是由「聲景之父」加拿大音樂家R. Murray Schafer所寫的著作，進而和台灣聲景協會進行各種交流。

The year 2017 marked the official start of 717 Taipei Listening Day, with the name “717”encouraging quiet to be able to listen. For the first Taipei Listening Day, the theme was “Quiet Place, Quiet Mood”. The focus was on Taipei’s development along the water. Deputy Mayor Teng Chia-Chi was invited to join members of the public on a boat ride along the Tamsui River. Using the perceptions and rhythms of Taipei residents of the past, they listened to the soundscapes and stories of Taipei, which was born from the riverside.

Moreover, the head of The Soundscape Association of Japan, Professor Keiko Torigoe, came to Taiwan to attend the launch of the Chinese-language translation of A Sound Education: 100 Exercises in Listening and Sound-Making, by R. Murray Schafer, a Canadian musician, who is considered the father of acoustic ecology.

2018年第二屆「尋找一座城市的聲紋」，帶領大眾理解城市中的聲音風景，一如我們的指紋，被刻鑿在獨特的歷史軌跡中，於是我們重回臺北橋上與橋下，貫穿重要的交通路線，用我們的雙足與雙耳去閱讀城市的生老病死。

著名的人文地理學者段義孚說:「當我們對空間感到完全熟悉時，它就變成了地方。」台灣聲景協會透過聆聽日規劃了科學、自然、文化和藝術聲景聆聽系列主題，形塑社會進步的推動力，並促成轉化。希望藉由聆聽日跨界的走讀活動，開拓市民不一樣的經驗視角，對於習以為常的生活空間有更豐富的感受，並找到更具體的地方意識。

For the 2018 event, the focus was on the city’s soundprint, in which the public gained an understanding of urban soundscapes. Just like fingerprints, soundprints are carved into the unique vestiges of history. As we explored above and below Taipei Bridge, an important transportation artery, we used our feet and ears to discover the life stages of the city.
The well-known human geography scholar Tuan Yi-Fu once said, “When a space feels completely familiar to us, it becomes a place.” In association with Listening Day, the Soundscape Association of Taiwan plans a series of soundscape listening events based on science, nature, culture and the arts to provide an impetus for society to progress and to promote change. It is hoped that through Listening Day interdisciplinary activities that city residents engage in different experiences and develop different viewpoints to enrich their perceptions of their living spaces and enhance local consciousness.

2019年，我們走出臺北，與空總臺灣當代文化實驗場一同把聆聽日，從臺北一路延伸到臺中與高雄，進行「三城聆聽」，正式成為:「臺灣聆聽日」。並擬定了一個主題:「從中山到山中」。同時也結合了2019年的世界聆聽日的主題:一起聽（Listening With）的精神。

中山的概念是從殖民後的地景來思考，從最熱鬧的中山路，到公民聚會的中山堂，到以「中山」為名的城市公園，往往見證了城市發展的起點，可以找到非常多不一樣的定位與故事主軸，有趣的是，我們把「中山」對應「山中」，就是希望在人文脈絡中尋找自然的元素，試圖從地理環境與開發變遷的主題，從聲景的角度建構更在地的特色與主張，增進民眾對地方的依附情感，提升文化的創意，並促成永續美好的未來。

In 2019, along with C-LAB we expanded Listening Day from Taipei to include Taichung and Kaohsiung. Taiwan Listening Day was formally launched under the concept of “Listening Among Three Cities”. We also developed the theme of “From Zhongshan to Shanzhong”. At the same time, we incorporated the spirit of the theme of World Listening Day 2019, “Listening With”.
The concept of “Zhongshan” is that of post-colonial landscapes, from the very busy Zhongshan Road to the civic gathering venue Zhongshan Hall and Zhongshan Park, where witnessed the starting point of a city’s development. From this, we identified relevant locations and stories. What is of interest is that we made use of “Shanzhong”(in the mountains) to correspond to “Zhongshan” in the hope that people would search for natural elements in a cultural context. An attempt was made from the geographical environment and changes brought about by development to pay more attention to local features and viewpoints in soundscapes to promote emotional bonding with places and to elevate cultural innovation, as well as to bring about a sustainable and wonderful future.