I met this artist at a radio conference a few years ago. He had created a piece that was made up of a card catalog and every drawer would make a different sound. He had set it up in his apartment in New York, a whole wall of sound. Alan Berliner. He also made a film about his life long struggle with insomnia.
Aaron Ximm has been collectiing sounds from his environment (technically called Field Recordings) for several years now. He has a plethora of indistinguishable and yet ubiquitous noise to choose from and through this creates a sonic experience, one that we can experience in our own minds if we take a moment to pay attention. Along with sound, he collects images, every few moments, all day long.
Nina Katchadourian's "Accent Elimination" piece reminds us of the intangible things we carry wothin our culture—like food and smell, tone and sound are just as significant, and often times much more scrutinized. Her work has always looked at the crossing of boundaries, what she may call uninvited collaborations. 
My studio mate suggested I interview this 80 year old Latvian painter, Raimonds Staprans. I have to wait until October but I visit his work everyday....
