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This workshop proposes an approximation to an ecology of attention in relation to artistic practice of sound. It explores politics and aesthetics of attention through the audible, and the ways in which these interrelate with how we listen and make sound.
The extent to which we pay attention to something reflects the extent to which we consider it
valuable or relevant. Attention is therefore closely tied to questions of value, representation,
normativity, audibility, and perception. How can we shift away from dominant regimes of attention towards emancipatory, embodied modes of attention through sound?
In the form of an open laboratory, we will read and reflect on ideas of attention, listen to sounds, and experiment with acoustic and electronic synthesis techniques that bring forward aspects of embodied perception. We will also engage in sound-making practices that allow us to test and experience these ideas collectively.
Registrations: lisboasoa@gmail.com
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Clara de Asís is an artist and experimental composer engaged with the correlations of acoustics, temporality and the praxis of attention. Her work addresses questions regarding sound perception and how it is shaped by specific social and material contexts. She uses electronics and sound synthesis along with idiosyncratic combinations of found objects and traditional instrumentation; and creates works of different formats encompassing performance, audio pieces and installations.
In addition to her solo practice, she has created a variety of works in association with other
artists, including interdisciplinary collaborations in film and dance. She has performed extensively across Europe, the United States and South America; and has been an artist-in-residence at Experimental Sound Studio (Chicago), Tsonami (Valparaíso), Q-O2 (Brussels), EMS (Stockholm), and Sonic Acts (Amsterdam), among others. She runs the record label Discreet Editions and develops a range of curatorial projects across different platforms.
