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WORKSHOP
Sunday 15 December, 2024
L'Impero della Luce
Electric forests for Kids
workshop for an electrified listening
Registration is required at the Lucia festival reception (Cango)
Free admission while places last
Electric forests: Saturday 14 December at 1.45 p.m. and 5.15 p.m.
Electric forests for children: Sunday 15 December at 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. (children must be accompanied by an adult)
Just as the trees in a forest cannot hear the sounds of their foliage being moved by the wind, man too is surrounded by non-intentional sounds that his naked ear cannot hear.
VLAD KREIMER – Founder SOMA Lab
Every country, every town or slice of countryside is traversed by the signature of modern man – electricity – which in a parallel world is distinguished by its secret hums, trills and basses invisible to the naked ear.
During Lucia, L’Impero della Luce proposes a guided exploration of the electromagnetic sound of Florence: equipped with headphones, in small groups, we will be able to discover the secret voice of high voltage cabins, underground cables, street lamps, traffic lights, wifi networks, luminous signs…
After an immersion in Electric Forests, your perception of reality will never be the same again!
No previous knowledge is required to participate in Electric Forests: curiosity, love of listening and sound are required.
Prepare your ears for wonder: after the walk you will have a new conception of reality!
HOW IT WORKS
Before the electromagnetic exploration, we will accustom our ears to the natural landscape around us through a small listening training exercise. We will introduce you to the electromagnetic landscape of the city thanks to special electromagnetic devices that we will bring with us: equipped with your headphones/earphones, we will accompany you on a unique walk listening to the electromagnetic landscape in places selected for their sound interest.
MORE INFORMATION
Electromagnetic exploration has as its noble precedent the Electrical Walk initiated by Christina Kubisch in 2003; it founds its assumptions in the concepts of acoustic ecology and soundscape, in Pauline Oliveros’ Sonic Meditation practice and in Hildegard Westerkamp’s Soundwalks. Soma Laboratory’s Ether models will be used during the exploration.
L’Impero della Luce
Experimental music duo formed from 2018 by Johann Merrich & eeviac and aims to explore the sounds of electric current through the techniques of electromagnetic induction. This allows the listener to bring his ear closer to the sound of the electron, the physical and historical source of electronic music. The duo’s productions wish to contribute to the formation of a different concept of soundscape capable of including in its definition not only the sounds that we can hear with the naked ear, but also what is considered inaudible, if not provided with appropriate amplification.
All the LUCIA festival events are free entry.
The festival venue is accessible to people with reduced mobility and wheelchair users.