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Acoustic Cities: London & Beirut

In a city in which noise can be all-encompassing, how can we find ways to listen to things that are hidden, stories that are unheard, and forms of life at risk of disappearing?

The Acoustic Cities: London & Beirut edition invited practitioners working at the interface of sound and space to create works that make audible the spatial traces of memories, cultures, and bodies ingrained into the physical fabric of their cities.

Each of these works encodes a methodology for listening and making audible phenomena that have otherwise been hidden or silent – whether through activating spaces acoustically, listening technologically beyond the surface of the daily lifeworld, asking for testimonies otherwise unspoken

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Nathalie Hard, Merijn Royaards, Nadim Mishlawi, Gerard Gormley, Mhamad Safa, Joan Baz, Youmna Saba, Omaya Malaeb, John Bingham-Hall, Christabel Stirling

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Edition curated by Gascia Ouzounian and John Bingham-Hall / Produced by Gascia Ouzounian / With production support from Annelise Andersen / Edition cards by Tom Hughes / Website design by Gascia Ouzounian / Web banner images by John Bingham-Hall, Joseph Kai and Christabel Stirling / Logo and wordmark design by Ryan O’Reilly