De cop i volta potser trobo a faltar un so by Albert Murillo

Sounds reach our ears without asking for permission. Perhaps that is why, when they disappear or fade away, we don’t notice until we already miss them. Many of these sounds shaped our childhood and accompanied us naturally, embedded in daily life.

The loss of certain sounds can leave irreplaceable voids, or they may give way to new ones that define the lives of younger generations. Many sound memories are, in fact, social moments—and these change quickly.

The urban work system, or the way streets are used as social spaces, is no longer what it was 5, 10, or 20 years ago, and with that the soundscape also transforms. Technology, with its constant advance, has replaced many old sonorities that now evoke nostalgia. Sometimes, it seems that the present sounds flatter, less authentic, than the past. Climate change too leaves its mark: ornamental fountains that no longer flow, glaciers cracking with a dry, fleeting sound—sounds condemned to extinction.