WE ARE ALL LISTENERS

LISTENING TO PROTECT OURSELVES

Just as there are viewpoints, there must be listeners; the first one is in the process of disintegration in the Tingo María National Park.

DISCOVER

SOUNDSCAPE PROTECTION THROUGH LISTENING

Changes in the soundscape can indicate alterations in the environment, such as biodiversity loss or environmental threats. With technology, we can record and analyze these frequencies to monitor ecosystem health.

Our latest built listening artifact consists of three 'ears' of different sizes that allow us to listen to different types of natural sound ranges.

  • The largest ear was designed to listen to major geophysical sounds, such as rivers, waterfalls, winds, moving trees, as well as mammals with long-range vocalization.
  • The medium ear useful for contemplating the vocalization of mammals, birds, short-range sounds like human voices, and everything within 2 to 3 km.
  • The small ear serves to contemplate smaller and more granular sounds such as insects, whispers caused by the wind, and everything around the listening point.
process photo

IF THERE IS LIFE, THERE ARE SOUNDS.SOUNDS PIERCE AND TRANSFORM USTo take care of ourselves, we first have to listen to each other; there is no empathy possible without honest listening.

Top view

PHYSICAL AND REAL

Everything that has life vibrates. The listener is made of organic materials like wood, mats, and steel that the jungle is slowly reclaiming.

MEDITATIVE SPACE

The space presents itself as a sound bath to recalibrate our sound perception. We suggest taking 5 deep breaths.

SOUND FRAGILITY

We urge a more compassionate way of relating to our environment. Being a listener means having compassion and finding beauty in the soundscape.

Acknowledgments

Wonderful people who were part of different stages of the process Wonderful people who were part of different parts of the listener creation process and who made this project possible: Cesar A.Ipenza, Victoria I. Parco Lizano, Karla Ibette, Luis Flores Cordero, Sofia Café, Chaly Macedo Silva, Rister Macedo Silva, Marvin Macedo Silva, Julieta, Juan Isuiza Sanchez, Carlos Garavito, Brackus, Fani Saldaña, Nahun Saldaña Davila, Cotita Macedo Panduro, Beto Pietro, Sharon Grisell, Elvis y Gianna