sonic driving
Participatory Performance⎪Microtuin, Eindhoven⎪06/2022
The project Sonic Driving traverses personal experiences into a collective symphony, inviting participants to experience and practice connectedness through sound. In it, frequencies that can be felt in the body are channelled as a medium for synchronisation and co-regulation, reminiscent of ancient drumming practices. Using fingertip sensors, the participants' heart rates are captured and digitally converted into low-frequency sound, allowing them to hear and feel the pulse of themselves and others through individually assigned speakers. The beats are converged, turning the heart rhythms inside out across their inner and outer boundaries into a united track that invites a sense of connection and belonging on a troubled earth.
The project was developed in collaboration with Luigi Gjergjaj, Marko Milas and Robin Modjesch.
Get some impressions of Dutch Design Week 2022 here or listen to the mixdown of a Sonic Driving example session:Please note that the sounds were designed for a specific set-up. Hence, they may not match the original frequencies.
Sonic Driving @ DDW22, Photo Credits: Femke Reijerman