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Binaural/Nodar 2015: Playing with the Rural Landscape
Nice documentation of sound art and experimental music artist residencies of Binaural/Nodar project at rural territories in Portugal, hosted in April and October 2015. “After several years hosting projects that worked thematic aspects of the territory that were beforehand proposed to artists (riverscapes, voicescapes, religion, rural architecture,…
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Living Earth, Dark Ecology and the Exit of Toxic Modernity
Based on philosopher Timothy Morton’s idea of Dark Ecology, Sonic Acts team has been collaborating with Norwegian curator Hilde Methi between 2014 and 2016 in a rich exploration of territories aimed to embrace Morton’s idea of “ecology without Nature”, which points to a critical perspective towards…
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On listening (as a creative task in musical performances)
What can happen when we listen to music sitting quietly? What can be the effect of music during a concert that takes place in a condition of “worshipful silence” [1], as it has been established in Western culture since the 19th century? With the recent…
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The Listening Observatory
José Luis Espejo and Mikel R. Nieto, both from the great mediateletipos network, have developed a new promising project called The Listening Observatory, aimed to explore listening in diverse perspectives, mainly through events and research activities. “The Listening Observatory is a project about the relationship between communication and citizenship which…
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The Senses & Society Special Issue: Anthropology of Sound
Published by Routledge, edited by Michael Bull and David Howes, and featuring contributions of several researchers, the new special issue of The Senses & Society journal explores the notion of anthropology of sound from diverse perspectives. “This special issue of The Senses & Society presents six different takes…
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Audiotalaia Summer Camp: Encounters of Sound and Digital Creativity
Audiotalaia label has announced an interesting workshop conceived as a course collective experience towards sound, technology and creativity. Will take place between 16th to 24th of July of 2016 at La Morera del Montsant, Priorat, Spain and will be directed by sound artist Edu Comelles. “This…
