Ascolto il tuo cuore, citta. Listening to My City at the Time of COVID-19

Giuseppe Gavazza (1)

1 CRESSON - Centre de recherche sur l'espace sonore et l'environnement urbain

During the COVID-19 lockdown, I suddenly decided to record the sounds of my apartment and my quarter, a lively community in the center of Turin: shops, outdoor markets, bars and restaurants in the day; cinemas, theaters, pubs in the night; the Valentino park, a big green area in the center of Turin on the Po river and the Porta Nuova train station. The soundwalks and the soundscapes I realized daily through the months of lockdown will continue as an online work in progress that allows for a sound exploration of this environment in this period and context. Many things have visibly changed: but is the change even audible? The same unpredictable changes imposed by the emergency have stimulated me to remodel the project that is proposed here in a renewed participatory approach..

Mots clés: Soundwalk; Soundscape; COVID-19 Lockdown; Participatory Art Project

Domaines: Architecture, aménagement de l'espace

Giuseppe Gavazza. Ascolto il tuo cuore, citta. Listening to My City at the Time of COVID-19. Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on Ambiances, Alloaesthesia: Senses, Inventions, Worlds, Réseau International Ambiances, Dec 2020, e-conference, France. pp. 244-249, ⟨10.48537/hal-03220329⟩. ⟨hal-03220329⟩