In the buzz of urban commotion, how can we use listening as a tool to consider the ways in which noise impacts our everyday environment? Guided by this question, artist-in-residency Huijun Lu invites participants to tune into and capture field recordings of noise in and around Zaratan — be it the rustle of leaves or the thud of nearby construction.
The workshop will also introduce the practice of Deep Listening and how artists create and utilise field recordings in their works.
The workshop will be held in english. Participants are required to bring a smartphone with a sound recording application.

BIO: Born from diagrammatic drawings, Huijun Lu's works explore the intersection between art, music, engineering and computing. In actualising the works, the artist treats materials as objects of utility and fascination. To enliven these materials, Lu builds circuits to create arrays of moving motors; twitching and gesturing through space, dispersing materials to create sound or reacting to human presence. Each movement or sound is devised by considering properties of music such as rhythm, rest, timbre and tone. The artist’s works encompass kinetic installations and sculptures, moving image, soundscapes and performances. | https://www.huijunlu.com/ 

WHERE: Zaratan, Rua de São Bento 432, Lisbon
PARTICIPATION FEE: 5€
DURATION: 2 hours
REGISTRATIONS: production@zaratan.com
SUPPORT: República Portuguesa – Cultura / Direção-Geral das Artes