Bending Nature: An Architectural Sound Installation Exploring the Resonance of Architectural Texture and Natural Sound

Han Xu; Zehao Wang

Image credit: Han Xu; Zehao Wang

• Format: Installation
• Session: installations-1, installations-2
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• Presence: In person

Abstract:

Bending Nature is an architectural sound installation situated in a confined, irregular space. By repurposing part of the raw speakers as microphones and surface transducers placed directly on the walls activate the architectural texture, the work merges natural sounds with feedback loops and creates a resonant dialogue between the building and its environment. Through a visually minimalist presentation, viewers are immersed in a dynamic, ever-changing soundscape that challenges spatial perception and offers a novel sensory experience of sound and structure.