diff --git a/content/shepard_zone_en.md b/content/shepard_zone_en.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..445214d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/shepard_zone_en.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +Title: The first expedition Into the Shepard Zone +Date: 2020-10-04 +Category: event +slug: shepard-zone +lang: en +Event_start: 2020-10-04 19:00 +event_duration: 2h +featured_image: images/shepard_zone_event.jpg + + + + +On the 4th of October you are invited for a visit Into the Shepard Zone. +This will be a strange evening, during which the wet, dark and yet undiscovered basement of Varia comes to life and transforms every audible sound into a shepard tone. +Meanwhile waiting for the explorers coming back from downstairs we will be listening gently. +On the ground floor, we will give them the comfort they need on their return and talk about their experiences. Next to that, a number of acoustic architectural prototypes will be presented as a base for conversation. +The project Into the Shepard Zone is based on the phenomenon of Shepard tone. +The computer generated version is called Shepard-Risset glissando which gives the listener the impression of a forever ascending (or descending) pitch. It is commonly described as an intense listening experience, leaving the audience anxious or highly excited and tense. It is a very powerful phenomenon because it opens up many possibilities for interactions between different disciplines. Also as an auditory illusion it is highly imaginative: it can be easily illustrated with popular optical examples like the spiraling barber pole, the motion of the corkscrew, or the paradoxical drawings of Escher. + +This will be the first phase presentation of Into the Shepard Zone which is a long-running sound media project of Mate Pacsika, through which he collaborates with sound composer René Thie and architect Iris van der Wal. + +This project is made possible by the generous support of Stimuleringsfonds Creative Industry. + +• When? Sunday, 4th October +• What time? Session one: 19:00-20:00 and session two: 20:00-21:00 +• Where? Varia, Gouwstraat 3 +• Please send an email in advance to m@shepard.zone to reserve your spot. + +We are looking forward to practice careful conviviality together again! Physical presences will be protected as much as possible by adopting some security measures: max 12 people are allowed in the space with 1.5 meter distance between them. Hand gel and masks are available.