Inscape - Sonantian

Inscape - Sonantian begins with the emergence of a new subject capable of perceiving space through temperature, humidity, wind direction, wind speed, illumination, and other environmental conditions, gathering this information and reinterpreting it through its own sonic language. These new beings are called “Sonantians,” meaning “those who make sound.”
The artificial perceptual abilities of the Sonantians resemble the innate perceptual capacities of humans. The work focuses on the possibility that, through the act of concentrating on sound, humans may return to a primordial natural state in which they are instinctively drawn toward nature and life. Placed within ecological environments, the Sonantians sense their surroundings and attend to their changes, transforming these experiences into their own sounds. The environments experienced by the Sonantians are then transmitted back into the exhibition space as sound, allowing the audience to indirectly experience the states of nature perceived by them.
Encountering the Sonantians, a new species that practices acts of “looking” and “attending” like primordial humans, invites us to reconsider contemporary humanity and modes of perception. As new subjects positioned between nature and humans, the Sonantians further explore the possibilities of beings that combine technology and humanity.