Memory of Sound

        My most memorable experience with sound was hearing the recorded voice of a deceased relative for the first time after their death. The emotional impact of this experience was even greater than viewing this person in a photograph. In hearing the seemingly living voice of someone who was no longer alive I realized that what Roland Barthes expresses about photography (it's deep relationship with memory and loss) is equally or more relevant to the medium of sound. In my experience, the memory of a person's physical appearance lasts much longer than the memory of their voice. I also feel there is something deeply unique and personal about sound due to its non-visual nature.