Sound Is Energy

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«Sound is energy, it’s a weight too. Sound is the sounding weight of matter.»

This quote is taken from the video essay «STONESOUND» by Gilles Aubry and Abdeljalil Saouli. The video is part of the Norient Online Special Sawt, Bodies, Species, a joint publication with adocs, extending Aubry’s physical book into a digital publication with additional video and audio materials. The Open Access publication of this book was made possible with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Biography

Abdeljalil Saouli, born in Fez in 1984, graduated from the National Institute of Fine Arts in Tetouan (INBA) in 2012. He became known as part of a new generation of artists in Morocco and participated in several individual and group exhibitions in the country and abroad. Follow him on Instagram.

Published on May 04, 2023

Last updated on May 31, 2023

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Sound

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Tribute to the Ear

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by Farid Mohamed Zalhoud

«I am happy having found beings who have harvested many songs! Tribute to the ear!»

This quote is taken from the book chapter «Listen, That’s Us!» by Gilles Aubry from the book Sawt, Bodies, Species: Sonic Pluralism in Morocco, published by adocs in 2023. The quote is part of the Norient Online Special Sawt, Bodies, Species, a joint publication with adocs, extending Aubry’s physical book into a digital publication with additional video and audio materials. The Open Access publication of this book was made possible with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Biography

Farid Mohamed Zalhoud is a French-speaking Moroccan poet, painter, and sculptor born in 1959 in Tafraout, Morocco. He composed a poetic trilogy in Amazigh entitled Imerruyen, takad, ighd (Sparks, fire, ashes), published by Éditions Berbères in Paris under the title Afgan Zund Argan. Parole de Paria is his first collection of poetry published by Les Cahiers d’Anoual. In 2007, he published two new collections in PDF format with Diogène Éditions Libres: Ultime Poème and Semblable à l’arganier.

Published on May 04, 2023

Last updated on May 04, 2023

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Body

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The Sea Tells Stories

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by Younes Boundir

«The sea doesn’t speak, but it can tell stories! One simply has to listen to them. The voice of the sea, that’s the best topic!»

This quote is taken from the book chapter «Seaweed, Pollution, and the Voice of the Sea» by Gilles Aubry from the book Sawt, Bodies, Species: Sonic Pluralism in Morocco, published by adocs in 2023. The quote is part of the Norient Online Special Sawt, Bodies, Species, a joint publication with adocs, extending Aubry’s physical book into a digital publication with additional video and audio materials. The Open Access publication of this book was made possible with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Biography

Younes Boundir, born 1993 in Marrakesh, graduated in biological science at Marrakesh Cadi Ayyad University in 2015. Specialized in marine biology, physiology, and ecology, his PhD thesis examined the impact of anthropic pollution on macro-algae on the Moroccan Atlantic coast. He has published several papers on this topic in international peer-reviewed scientific journals. Follow him on Instagram, LinkedIn.

Published on May 04, 2023

Last updated on May 04, 2023

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Nature

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