AL is a set of three custom-built mobile loudspeakers with large aluminum horns, designed to project focused, long-range sound "beams". Instead of emanating directly from the speakers, the perception of the sound source appears to come from the surrounding architecture, turning the space itself into a musical instrument. Two compositions - one for live performance and another for sound installation - invited performers and audience, respectively, to explore and “listen to the architecture" by changing the position and orientation of each sonic device.
This project was premiered at Convento de São Francisco (Coimbra, Portugal - 2019), as a sound installation and as a performative event called "Um Pássaro na Paisagem" (A Bird on the Landscape).
Field recordings made during the research process can be freely downloaded here.
More videos: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
Concept and Artistic Direction: Cheila Pereira, Cláudio Vidal, Tiago Ângelo.
Musical Composition: Tiago Ângelo
Performance: Cheila Pereira, Cláudio Vidal.
Costumes: Cheila Pereira
Production: DEMO - Dispositivo Experimental Multidisciplinar e Orgânico.
Co-production: Jazzo ao Centro Clube (JACC), Convento de São Francisco, Municipality of Coimbra, ith the support of Museu da Água and Jardim Botânico
Part of the program "DAR A OUVIR" - soundscapes of the city, Educational Service - JACC.
This project was part of a Doctoral Program in Digital Media at FEUP (Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto) with the support of FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology - Portugal).
