Thesis Chapters by Esther Venrooy
Sound, 2015
Sounds are the products of a vibrating body, often happening outside of ourselves and entering th... more Sounds are the products of a vibrating body, often happening outside of ourselves and entering the body not only through the ears. Sound is a
carrier of information and plays an essential role in language and spoken
communication. This object of hearing touches various fields: environmental
sciences, engineering, physiology, psychoacoustics and the arts. Until recently, a new philosophy on sound and perception emerged with the intention to investigate the nature of sound and the auditory experience. Are sounds happening outside of the sounding object, are they an event, a secondary object or an event? To analyze the nature of sound, one must look for similarities and differences between sounds by using, for example, a sound classification system. Before the invention of the electronic medium it was difficult to research the materialities, propagation because of its temporal character. Although there have been many advancements, the essential problem in analyzing sound is that there is a gap between theory and practice, between sounds measures and sounds perceived.
Papers by Esther Venrooy
After the spatial turn there is within architecture a greater awareness of the social and politic... more After the spatial turn there is within architecture a greater awareness of the social and political construction, and of the fact that that architecture belongs to people. A space that “looks cool”, designed with a computer, without dealing with realities such as climate/temperature, reflections, reverberations, noise production, etc. The creation of a space is not only drawing walls, floors, ceilings, doors and windows in CAD and the configuration of the objects, but also the aural architecture and acoustics. Acoustic comfort in each architectural environment is influenced by sound sources that are present in situ on one hand and by transmitted/ reflected sound from surrounding constructions such as doors, walls, ceilings, doors, and windows of a building. Aural architecture also involves observing the markings, transformations and rotting of materials, and hearing the ticking of the old heating system. In this essay I explore the evolving field of auditory spatial cognition, aiming to establish a comprehensive framework for an auditory understanding of space. Human perception of the surrounding environment has long been dominated by visual and tactile senses, leaving auditory perception relatively unexplored.
We Write, Right?, 2013
“What is sound? My thoughts wander; I become quieter and more conscious of my surroundings. I li... more “What is sound? My thoughts wander; I become quieter and more conscious of my surroundings. I listen to the sounds around me: the rustling of paper, the gentle hum of the computer, an aeroplane and voices in the distance. Silence. This process of becoming silent and listening deeply is the starting point for every project, every case study and works on this theme. It seems that I have to approach the first question through another one: What is silence?”
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Thesis Chapters by Esther Venrooy
carrier of information and plays an essential role in language and spoken
communication. This object of hearing touches various fields: environmental
sciences, engineering, physiology, psychoacoustics and the arts. Until recently, a new philosophy on sound and perception emerged with the intention to investigate the nature of sound and the auditory experience. Are sounds happening outside of the sounding object, are they an event, a secondary object or an event? To analyze the nature of sound, one must look for similarities and differences between sounds by using, for example, a sound classification system. Before the invention of the electronic medium it was difficult to research the materialities, propagation because of its temporal character. Although there have been many advancements, the essential problem in analyzing sound is that there is a gap between theory and practice, between sounds measures and sounds perceived.
Papers by Esther Venrooy
carrier of information and plays an essential role in language and spoken
communication. This object of hearing touches various fields: environmental
sciences, engineering, physiology, psychoacoustics and the arts. Until recently, a new philosophy on sound and perception emerged with the intention to investigate the nature of sound and the auditory experience. Are sounds happening outside of the sounding object, are they an event, a secondary object or an event? To analyze the nature of sound, one must look for similarities and differences between sounds by using, for example, a sound classification system. Before the invention of the electronic medium it was difficult to research the materialities, propagation because of its temporal character. Although there have been many advancements, the essential problem in analyzing sound is that there is a gap between theory and practice, between sounds measures and sounds perceived.