Raquel Castro, selected by the SN network to curate the Sound Art in Public Spaces project, has been named the first female President of the WFAE The Sounds Now partnership was delighted to learn that Raquel Castro was nominated last month as the head of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. Founded in 1993, the […]
During the corona pandemic, more and more people discovered the beauty of their neighbourhood, nearby park or nature reserve. The public space got a face and the awareness of sparingly dealing with nature and the environment was strongly stimulated. Artists also became amazed by all the beautiful things that could be found in the nearby […]
July 11 – September 6, 2022 OneBeat is accepting applications for OneBeat Virtual 2022, an online residency programme which will digitally convene approximately 35 musicians from up to 50 eligible countries and territories. Eligible Countries and Territories – Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic […]
During the corona pandemic, more and more people discovered the beauty of their neighbourhood, nearby park or nature reserve. The public space got a face and the awareness of sparingly dealing with nature and the environment was strongly stimulated. Artists also became amazed by all the beautiful things that could be found in the nearby […]
with Raquel Castro, curator Raquel Castro walks us through 5 installations from the Sound Art in Public Spaces project. Here we see her preparing for the first installations at the former Van Marcke industrial site in Kortrijk, Belgium. SAPS will take place in 5 countries of the Sounds Now project: Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Greece and […]
A photographic presentation of the sound art installation taking place at the Wonder Creativity Festival in Kortrijk, Belgium. Presented by Wilde Westen in the context of the Sounds Now project. The exhibition recreates a natural ecosystem inside the Van Marcke industrial site, bringing together sounds from different natural elements: water (Liquid Aesthesia), air (The Monads), […]
Raquel Castro is a researcher, director and curator. Founder and director of the Lisboa Soa sound art festival and the international symposium Invisible Places. She is an integrated researcher at the Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture and New Technologies and is currently teaching at Lusófona University, in Lisbon. Her activities as a researcher […]
Sounds Now is looking for a curator who will serve as the central point of contact for the creation of five sound art installations in five European cities. ABOUT THIS PROJECT “Sound Art in Public Spaces: reinventing public space (for all)” The interpretation, importance and even the very definition of public space has been under […]
