Audire Conference SOUND EXPERIENCES: MEMORY, CREATIVITY, PARTICIPATION
Braga-Portugal :: 27-28 June 2022
https://www.audire.uminho.pt/conference2022/

Call for proposals – extended deadline: 20 February 2022  

Although neglected for many years, sound is finally being acknowledged as a fundamental language. Essential source of information on the surrounding world and crucial tool to stimulate imagination, sound is also a powerful language for communication and artistic expression.  

With this conference we propose to discuss the scientific and cultural status of sound in contemporary societies, as well as to put into perspective some critical topics, such as the preservation of sound memory, the education for active listening and the potential sound represents for creativity. The organisers invite educators, students, researchers and sound artists to participate in this two-day event, which will take place physically (with no online transmission) in Braga, Portugal.  

Participants are invited to submit proposals for papers and artistic works on the following topics:  
– Art, creativity and culture
– Media, technology and communication
– Memory and archives
– Cities, politics and public space
– Urbanism, architecture and acoustics
– Ecology and activism
– Education, care and community participation
– Sound and identity
– Sound and signification
– Sound and science  

Proposals will be subject to double blind review.

Submissions at: https://www.audire.uminho.pt/conference2022/call-for-proposals/

The AUDIRE project team promotes two soundwalks in Braga on novembre 20 and 27 (10h30-11h30). The activity is free and open to the community, but limited to the registration of 15 participants.

There are no special requirements. This will be a light walking. The willingness to listen to the environment while walking is enough.

 

 

Registration by email to audire@ics.uminho.pt (please provide your name and phone number). Registred participants will receive indication on the starting point for each soundwalk. The soundwalks will be guided by sound artist Cláudia Martinho.

In response to the challenge of listening to “the unquiet Earth” we have created a composition based in field recordings of two soundwalks in Braga.

Binaural recording. Listening with headphones is recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are very pleased to announce that Jana Winderen and Peter Cusack will be our guest speakers for the plenary session.

Also, the submission deadlines for both scientific papers and sound artworks have been extended to March 24. We look forward to receiving your contributions.