Venue / Eaton HK
Date/ 2022.7.30-8.7
Co-presented by: dtby and Eaton HK
Eaton HK partners with Contemporary Musking HK and dtby for a unique festival exploring the nature of sound and music and its impact on us through a series of performances, talks, screenings and workshops. From those who are curious to the nature of sound and music to those amongst us who may be seasoned musicians or sound artists, the festival spanning the length of two weekends is sure to have something for everyone.
Sound is always moving through us, around us, between us. From the ways in which we communicate, to the quotidian technologies we utilise, sound is constantly exercising its psychological and physical agency over us.
Every day, sounds from nature, urban landscapes, the home, and the office are cemented in our minds as default audio backgrounds: the whoosh of the wind, the drone of construction, the rumbling of the washing machine, the humming of the air-conditioner. Like music, these sounds have their own melodies, harmonies, rhythm, expression and texture. We do not need to understand music theory to be psychologically affected by these sounds; we have little choice but to surrender to it.
Sound, which includes both organized sound (music) and disordered sound (noise), is a language with no learning curve. The semantics of sound is a dichotomy: sound is wordless, so it cannot be translated easily, but while it is less effective at communicating literal meaning, it is perhaps more precise at communicating emotion. As we speak, sing and shout in our daily lives, we often forget that we are in the audience too.
Unheard is a festival that will examine not only the physical properties of sound, but also its command of our psychology: how expressive sound articulations like music can bring us together, how sound supports and manipulates moving image, how sound can both heal and disrupt, and how sound is felt as opposed to heard. The festival will also investigate the historical, social and cultural contexts of sound in our city: how musical styles like Cantopop have evolved with time and technology, and how the urban acoustics of Hong Kong interacts with its citizens’ physical and psychological wellbeing.
As we come together to celebrate the magic and mystery of sound and appreciate its role in our past, present and future, we hope that Unheard provokes critical reflection and kindles important dialog on our personal and collective relationships with this powerful force we call sound.
逸東酒店與 現在音樂 Contemporary Musiking Hong Kong 和 dtby 將於7月尾合作舉辦一場獨特的聲音祭，舉行一系列的表演、講座、放映和工作坊，除探索聲音和音樂的本質及功能，同時討論我城不同聲音對我們身心的影響。無論您是音樂家，音樂愛好者，還是對音樂有些少興趣的朋友，相信是次聲音祭可以引起您的深思。
來自自然及城市地景，居所及辦公室裡的各種聲音，作為我們日常生活中預設的背景聲音，自動地刻劃於我們腦內 — 風嘯聲、工地傳出的嘈雜聲、洗衣機及冷氣機運轉時發出的低鳴 — 這些聲音各有自己的旋律、和弦、節奏、表達及質感；聽者自然甚至必然地接收並受種種聲音所影響。
不論以有序的編譜或無序的嘈音呈現，聲音本身是一種始終無法被明說，卻能心領神會的語言；不帶字義且難以翻譯，未能作為複雜溝通的媒介，或許用作交流情感更勝一籌。當我們說話、歌唱或喧嘩時，我們總是忘記自己是觀眾中的一員。
聲音祭將探討聲音對我們所施加的物質及心理影響 — 聲音如何將不同的群組團結在一起？聲音設計與流動影像的關係是什麽？聲音如何為一個事件的意義作出補充、操控或破壞？除此之外，亦會探討香港音樂的歷史、社會和文化背景，回顧本地廣東流行曲的發展及技術演變，以及深入考究香港的城市聲景與我們身心健康的關係。
UNHEARD 聲音祭希望讓大家回望及設想聲音從過去、現在到未來，如何作為我們的生命及社群中的重要一環，並反思個人以至群體，與這股我們稱作「聲音」的強大力量之間的關系。
Venue / Eaton HK
Date/ 2022.7.30-8.7
Co-presented by: dtby and Eaton HK
Eaton HK partners with Contemporary Musking HK and dtby for a unique festival exploring the nature of sound and music and its impact on us through a series of performances, talks, screenings and workshops. From those who are curious to the nature of sound and music to those amongst us who may be seasoned musicians or sound artists, the festival spanning the length of two weekends is sure to have something for everyone.
Sound is always moving through us, around us, between us. From the ways in which we communicate, to the quotidian technologies we utilise, sound is constantly exercising its psychological and physical agency over us.
Every day, sounds from nature, urban landscapes, the home, and the office are cemented in our minds as default audio backgrounds: the whoosh of the wind, the drone of construction, the rumbling of the washing machine, the humming of the air-conditioner. Like music, these sounds have their own melodies, harmonies, rhythm, expression and texture. We do not need to understand music theory to be psychologically affected by these sounds; we have little choice but to surrender to it.
Sound, which includes both organized sound (music) and disordered sound (noise), is a language with no learning curve. The semantics of sound is a dichotomy: sound is wordless, so it cannot be translated easily, but while it is less effective at communicating literal meaning, it is perhaps more precise at communicating emotion. As we speak, sing and shout in our daily lives, we often forget that we are in the audience too.
Unheard is a festival that will examine not only the physical properties of sound, but also its command of our psychology: how expressive sound articulations like music can bring us together, how sound supports and manipulates moving image, how sound can both heal and disrupt, and how sound is felt as opposed to heard. The festival will also investigate the historical, social and cultural contexts of sound in our city: how musical styles like Cantopop have evolved with time and technology, and how the urban acoustics of Hong Kong interacts with its citizens’ physical and psychological wellbeing.
As we come together to celebrate the magic and mystery of sound and appreciate its role in our past, present and future, we hope that Unheard provokes critical reflection and kindles important dialog on our personal and collective relationships with this powerful force we call sound.
逸東酒店與 現在音樂 Contemporary Musiking Hong Kong 和 dtby 將於7月尾合作舉辦一場獨特的聲音祭，舉行一系列的表演、講座、放映和工作坊，除探索聲音和音樂的本質及功能，同時討論我城不同聲音對我們身心的影響。無論您是音樂家，音樂愛好者，還是對音樂有些少興趣的朋友，相信是次聲音祭可以引起您的深思。
來自自然及城市地景，居所及辦公室裡的各種聲音，作為我們日常生活中預設的背景聲音，自動地刻劃於我們腦內 — 風嘯聲、工地傳出的嘈雜聲、洗衣機及冷氣機運轉時發出的低鳴 — 這些聲音各有自己的旋律、和弦、節奏、表達及質感；聽者自然甚至必然地接收並受種種聲音所影響。
不論以有序的編譜或無序的嘈音呈現，聲音本身是一種始終無法被明說，卻能心領神會的語言；不帶字義且難以翻譯，未能作為複雜溝通的媒介，或許用作交流情感更勝一籌。當我們說話、歌唱或喧嘩時，我們總是忘記自己是觀眾中的一員。
聲音祭將探討聲音對我們所施加的物質及心理影響 — 聲音如何將不同的群組團結在一起？聲音設計與流動影像的關係是什麽？聲音如何為一個事件的意義作出補充、操控或破壞？除此之外，亦會探討香港音樂的歷史、社會和文化背景，回顧本地廣東流行曲的發展及技術演變，以及深入考究香港的城市聲景與我們身心健康的關係。
UNHEARD 聲音祭希望讓大家回望及設想聲音從過去、現在到未來，如何作為我們的生命及社群中的重要一環，並反思個人以至群體，與這股我們稱作「聲音」的強大力量之間的關系。