[Days 15 and 16 October – SOLD OUT]
In these two hands-on sessions we will explore three simple ways of constructing aeolian harps—musical instruments played by the energy of the wind. Participants will learn how to build these sound-makers from everyday materials: cardboard-box harps for quick experimentation, PVC-pipe harps for a more durable build, and open-air string installations stretched between trees or poles that invite the landscape itself to join in. Along the way, we’ll discuss the history of the aeolian harp and its use in sound art, how design choices affect resonance, and how to tune the instruments to catch the voices of the wind.
Registration at: lisboasoa@gmail.com
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Ivo Louro holds a Master’s in Environmental Engineering, a Master’s in Sound Production and Technology, and is currently a PhD candidate at CIUHCT / FCT NOVA, where he researches the history of aeolian instruments that bridge the cognitive with the emotional and how they impact and negotiate local soundscapes. His interests relate to the historical and cultural contingencies of sound and hearing as epistemological tools in traditional and techno-scientific environments. He has organized the Soundscape Campus at the NOVA School of Science and Technology (2017-2019), the Anthropocene Campus in Lisbon (2020), and other events that connect researchers and the general public with sound as a way to think through ecology, science, and technology. His recent artistic practice explores ecological problems through data sonification and instrument building. He has exhibited works at the National Society for the Fine Arts in Lisbon, the Lisboa Soa Festival, and GNRation in Braga.
