_Invisible Sounds: Lecture & solo acoustic saxophone performance
_Artist: Marc Vilanova (ES)
_Opening: Culture & Well-being Forum, 25 October, 18:00 (CEST)
_Location: Casa Tranzit, Str G. Barițiu 16, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

❗ Due to the safety rules imposed by the evolution of the spread of coronavirus, access is allowed on the basis of a green certificate and within the available places. Prior registration is required: https://art-wellbeing.eu/forum-2021/registration/

ABOUT:
As humans we have limited senses to perceive nature. One of such is our audible range, which is incapable of detecting frequencies below 20Hz and above 20kHz. However, sound penetrates our bodies not only by our ears, but through our skin, bones and resonating cavities of the body. Without noticing, we are daily exposed to multiple sources of infrasound and ultrasound from natural phenomena to home appliances, frequencies that we can’t hear but clearly have an impact on our bodies and can influence our wellbeing.
The performance will start with a talk about the artist’s 3 years’ research on the invisible frequencies, talking about where we can find them and in which way they can have an impact on our physical and mental health. The talk will be followed by a solo acoustic saxophone performance where the music will be created from infra and ultrasound recordings, and then the unknown sounds will be translated into the artist’s saxophone by using extended techniques. The composition process will allow the creation of a unique vocabulary of sounds, some of which are not typically associated with the instrument.
Listening to the unknown will make the public aware of the multiple realities that surround us, that affect us, and that we are completely unaware of it. Listening to the unknown will also allow the ears to focus into the sound itself, creating an immersive experience through sound and allowing the audience to freely identify with the imaginative possibilities that nurture the music.

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The Invisible Sounds by artist Marc Vilanova will open the Culture & Well-being Forum 2021 - https://www.facebook.com/events/1275708179536752.
The artwork was selected by the jury of the Art & Well-being project within an international call in which 170 artists from 19 countries participated. The Art & Well-being project explores the relationship between art and physical, mental, emotional well-being. The project is coordinated by Cluj Cultural Centre in partnership with BOZAR (BE), UGM Maribor Art Gallery (Sl) and the Bruno Kessler Foundation (IT). More details about the Art & Well-Being project are available on the page: www.art-wellbeing.eu.

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Marc Vilanova (ES) is a sound and light artist working at the intersection of art, science and technology. He creates audiovisual performances/installations while working with electroacoustic composition, improvisation, and interdisciplinary collaborations with dance, theatre, and moving images. His pieces have been presented in festivals around the world in Japan, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Iran, Taiwan, South Korea, Russia and many countries in Europe.

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Project co-financed by the Creative Europe program of the European Union, with the support of the Ministry of Culture and the Cluj-Napoca Municipality.