The DXARTS SoftLab is a studio and an online platform whose mission is to examine the role of workmanship in artistic research, to redefine the use of crafting in the post-digital era, and to explore the body as an interface of control and resistance. It is part of the Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Crafting Sound Concert and Panel at SEAMUS 2021

Crafting Sound Concert and Panel at SEAMUS 2021

Afroditi Psarra

Today I had the honor of participating to the virtual conference SEAMUS (Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States) 2021, and specifically to the Crafting Sound concert and panel, curated and moderated by Abby Aresty and Rachel Gibson with the participation of Patricia Cadavid, Jess Rowland, Sam Topley, Asha Tamirisa and myself.

The curators, Abby and Rachel, wrote this beautiful statement to sum up the concert and the panel:

“Tools are products of the societies that create them and are reflective of the gender and socio-political power structures inherent in these societies. In the Crafting Sound concert and panel discussion, we will turn a critical eye towards the technologies of sound, examining unspoken and unquestioned value systems inherent in these technologies. The program features artists who reclaim creative agency in their practice through intentional design of bespoke hybrid instruments and technologies, exploring how handicraft and technologies can engage new audiences and transform creative sound-making practices.”

Watch the concert here:

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