Sonic Spaces |Sounds of the Environment

Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 7 – 8pm A panel discussion as part of
the ‘Sonic Spaces’ series. From the soothing sounds of lapping
waves and bird song, to the uncomfortable disruption of
construction work and traffic, our daily lives are subject to a
wide range of natural and man-made environmental sounds. The impact
of such sounds on human well-being has led to a range of
interventions in recent years. These include an EU directive to
examine public noise exposure through the creation of noise maps,
and artistic initiatives to introduce professional live music into
hospital settings to improve patients’ experience. This event will
bring together a multi-disciplinary panel to discuss a range of
works that emerge from, or aim to benefit, our experience of
listening in natural, urban and social environments: Laurence Gill,
Professor in Environmental Engineering at Trinity, and composer
Norah Walsh who will discuss their collaboration on ‘Inception
Horizon,’ which used an understanding of the movement of water
through limestone as the basis of a choral piece inspired by a
karst cave system in County Clare; Antonella Radicchi, an architect
and scholar based at TU Berlin, and Simon Jennings, Executive
Scientist in the Environment Section of Limerick County Council,
who will introduce the ‘Hush City’ app which empowers people to
identify and assess quiet areas in cities including Limerick; and
Gráinne Hope, an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at
Trinity’s Global Brain Health Institute, who will discuss her work
as founder and artistic director of ‘Kids’ Classics’, Ireland’s
leading music in healthcare organization. The panel will be chaired
by Jimmy Eadie, an artist-engineer based in Trinity’s Electronic
& Electrical Engineering programme, who works within the field
of recording, production and sound design. ‘Sonic Spaces’ is
organised by Jennifer O’Meara, Department of Film, as part of the
Creative Arts Practice Research theme. The series considers the
creative possibilities of audio and sound culture as they relate to
issues of society, technology, the environment and the body. It
aims to encourage the academic and broader community to reflect on
our relationship to listening and its significance. ‘Sonic Spaces’
is supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities
Research Institute. Learn more at:
https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/