Title: Walk in Her Shoes

Artist: GUI Ren

Form: Soundscape Project

What does a city sound like to a newcomer? When new immigrants explore an unfamiliar place through their ears, what stories emerge from the hum of daily life?

Walk in Her Shoes is an artistic exploration of sound, mobility, and identity, offering a rare glimpse into the world of ten immigrant women from Mainland China as they navigate life in Hong Kong. Over three years, under the guidance of the artist, these women embarked on a profound sonic journey: listening, sound walking, field recording, interviewing, and composing soundscapes to capture how they experience and interpret their surroundings through sound. By weaving together these deeply personal sonic experiences, Walk in Her Shoes invites audiences to step into the auditory world of immigrants to listen, reflect, and connect. It’s an invitation to hear the city in a new way, where sound becomes a bridge between self and society, past and present, home and the unknown.

(Soundscape project participants:)

一座城市之於新來者，究竟有著怎樣的聲響質地？當新移民以雙耳丈量陌生之地，那些潛伏於日常低鳴中的敘事將如何浮現？

《Walk in Her Shoes》 是一場關於聲音、流動與身份的藝術探索，帶領觀眾進入十位來自中國內地、現居香港的移民女性的聽覺世界。在藝術家的指導下，這些女性展開了一場為期三年的深刻聲音旅程——傾聽、聲音漫步、田野錄音、訪談與聲景創作，試圖捕捉並詮釋她們如何透過聲音感知與理解周遭環境。透過編織這些極具個人色彩的聲音旅程，《Walk in Her Shoes》 邀請觀眾走入新移民的聽覺世界，去傾聽、思考並建立連結。這是一場全新的聲音體驗，在其中，聲音成為自我與社會、過去與現在、家園與未知之間的橋樑，引領我們以不同的方式去感受這座城市。