Shared Resonance is a collective sonic practice involving communities, using everyday items as sound-objects, unfolding as a 2 day workshop at Lydgalleriet
Here, sounds become a tool that makes collective work in the society possible. Instead of serving a specific (musical) domain, sound becomes a way to understand interhuman relation, and understanding one’s position within it. Through workshops, participants are facilitated to express themselves through a sound-object of their choice, and participate in collective sound-making.
The first part of the workshop consisting in the creation of the sound object. By using objects readily available in our surrounding, we transcend limitation of rules, traditions, and structure of musical instrument. People are invited to express their innermost emotions and experiences. The second part of the workshop focus on collective music making with the objects. Taking inspiration from Gamelan music practice, we will practice active listening and creation of sound patterns that facilitates communal music making. By the end of the process, participants present their sonic work together in front of the public.
The public are later invited to interact with these sound objects, to creating and finding their own sound. Through this interaction, they become part of a larger collective, sharing their stories and experience with each other. Sound practice then becomes a tool for self discovery, empathy, and sharpening the interhuman relation: a recipe for a harmonious living in a pluralistic world.