Audio project to echo down the years

Recordist is helping to build a 'soundscape' of China from industrialized cities to remote western areas

Over the past few years, Luo Jun has been attempting to build a soundscape of his world with hundreds of thousands of audio clips - from a small project featuring the college where he teaches sound effects, to a grand work aimed at capturing the pristine vibrations of China's far west.

Some of his works, including one aimed at preserving the preindustrial audio memories characteristic of the southwestern city of Chongqing, his hometown, have resonated with local residents trying to cope with rapid urbanization in recent decades.