Soundscape

Soundscape Installation aims to increase community dialogue on soundscape issues, highlighting the right and ability of humans to control their acoustic environment and its soundscapes. This installation was developed through field trips, conducted with audiences, researchers, and specialists in sound and music with the aim to encourage attentive listening to soundscapes and deconstruct its elements. Using the output and audio recordings of these field trips,this interactive installation was developed to deeply investigate the soundscape of natural and urban environments in Palestine, explore the relationship and reaction of humans to this soundscape, and entice a discussion of this issue. Interaction: This installation represents a field study of a group of regions in and around Ramallah, which constitute regions with diverse, geographical, historical, political and natural contexts. The 4 different areas were Ramallah city center, commercial area, Ein Kenya, rural area , Betunya, industrial and residential area, in addition to Qalandia, a refugee camp and a checkpoint. People interact with the installation by exploring the maps and clicking the buttons to hear the recorded sounds. Conversations occur when people relate to the sounds they hear, in addition to differentiating between the nature of soundscape in the 4 different areas.