Protest Engraving is an artistic performance which fluctuates between the scientific discipline of sound archaeology and fiction. Starting from the idea that sound leaves traces of its interaction with the material, Christophe Fellay proposes to overwrite the sonic memory of the Zeughausareal military past with messages of peace. Using the natural phenomenon of sound erosion, an amplified…
Objects have hidden, unrealized qualities and potentials for interaction that can be revealed when they are approached in an unusual way. Approaching them through listening creates possibilities for new connections and combinations that foster new relationships between human and non-human actors. The sound installation proposed by Christophe Fellay puts the visitor in touch with the…
The South African megalopolis of Johannesburg has an impressive energy that can be heard in its ever-changing urban landscape. As they move through the city centre, township workers generate the city’s soundscape. The peak is reached when, at the end of their working day, mini city buses take them back to their neighbourhoods. Within an…
