Tribute to the Ear

Quotation

«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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I Will Be Water

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by Imane Zoubai

«I will be water, drowning contours, a march of clouds, salt and shimmer, drowned by the waves.»

This quote is taken from the video «Atlantic Ragagar» by Gilles Aubry. The video is part of the Norient Online Special Sawt, Bodies, Species, a joint publication with adocs, extending Aubry’s physical book Sawt, Bodies, Species: Sonic Pluralism in Morocco 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

Imane Zoubai, born 1995 in Fez, is an artist and musician based in Tetouan. She graduated as a visual artist at the National Institute of Fine Arts in Tetouan (INBA) and received a musical education (vocals and oud guitar) at the Tetouan conservatory. Her artistic work combines these two practices, focusing on embodied and cultural aspects of sound and visuality. She uses experimental music notation formats, drawing, installation, and performance. She performed and exhibited at various art spaces, galleries, and festivals in Morocco, including Venise Cadre in Casablanca, Sakhra Festival in Moulay Bouchta, and Documenta_15 in Kassel. Follow her on Instagram.

Published on May 04, 2023

Last updated on May 04, 2023

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Sound Is Energy

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by Abdeljalil Saouli

«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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