Sounding Spaces was developed in collaboration with Simon Bélair, commissioned for the International Ambiances Network that took place at the Canadian Center for Architecture in 2012.
If we concentrate and become receptive to our aural environment, we can feel the support of the ground of the floor underneath us, we can sense its subtlest vibrations. Sounds beyond the limits of the ear may be gathered by other sensory system of the body. The range of the frequencies human can typically hear is situated between 20Hz to 20 000 Hz. If we listen closely to our aural space, our whole body starts hearing its subtlest vibrations.
Based on a Traditional Chinese meditation experiencing the Tangible and Intangible, this performance explores the different levels and frequencies of vibrations from spaces to “non-spaces.” (Augé, 1992).
Sandra Volny would like to thank the Fonderie Darling.
Video documentation of the performance, Fonderie Darling, 2012. Video Unai Miquelajauregui. Sound recording Simon Belair