The Schizophrenic Water: A sonic reflection about the irrversible change of the rural community of Casal de Sejães (municipality of Oliveira de Frades, PT) affected by the water dam of Ribeiradio/Ermida. Binaural/Nodar’s coordinator Luis Costa and French young sound artist/experimental musician Alma Sauret developed field work on the banks of river Vouga between April 21st and 24th, 2016 in the context of a #SOCCOS micro-residency that also included students from the Master of Contemporary Creativity at the University of Aveiro.
Luis Costa (Lisbon, 1968) is a sound documentarist, creator and educator working within the context of Viseu Dão Lafões region in center Portugal and being the coordinator of Binaural/Nodar, an arts organization dealing with site-specific sound art and experimental music in rural context, that has hosted over 150 international artists and researchers.
Alma Sauret (Valence, 1993) is a young french sound artist/experimental musician. She explores several pataphysical approaches to music and sound. She is presently attending the Master of Art at the School of Art and Design of Grenoble.