Abstract

Becoming Sound is an applied artistic research collaboration at the intersection of art, science, technology and practice. In this transdisciplinary endeavor we combine knowledge and principles from sound design, psychology, neuroscience, philosophy and astronomy. Becoming Sound is an immersive, interactive experience powered by the human voice and enhanced by technological means. A shared psychedelic mode is created with/through embodied experience focusing on audio-haptic perception. The three-person set up facilitates an artistic mode oscillating between voicing, listening to oneself, your peers and (environ-)mental sounds. The setup of listening and feeling opens a space for vibrational empathy and connection. We use planetary cosmic sound frequencies as a meditational anchor to tune the chanting, similar to tuning a radio to a naturally occurring frequency. The simple aim of this experience is becoming sound.