Tarek Atoui, THE 0.9
As part of the project WITHIN, Tarek Atoui has developed nine new instruments and a sound massage kit which expanded notions of hearing, beyond orality and are activated on the occasion of concerts and exhibitions.
The 0.9 is a networked group of nine Meyer subwoofers speakers encased by 3 platforms on which performers stand. It has a gestural interface inspired by sign language and is similar to a Theremin. Through specific hands and finger movements, the player produces ultra-low-frequency sounds that are physically felt, perhaps even before they are heard. The instrument allows to play with resonance frequencies of the space where it’s being performed. The space and its architecture therefore become conductors of sound, and the audience can perceive the instrument through them. 1
The 0.9
Tarek Atoui, Greg Niemeyer, Perrin Meyer, Jeff Lubow
Top image : The 0.9 by Tarek Atoui, Greg Niemeyer, Perrin Meyer, Jeff Lubow, Courtesy Bergen Assembly, Photo: Thor Brødreskift.
Work
The Organ Within
– Tarek Atoui with Léo Maurel and Vincent Martial
The SubBass Prototone
– Tarek Atoui with Johannes Goebel
The 0.9
– Tarek Atoui, Greg Niemeyer, Perrin Meyer and Jeff Lubow
4 Iterations on Drums
– Tarek Atoui with Thierry Madiot
The Sub-ink
– Tarek Atoui
True Laptop Quartet
– Tarek Atoui
The T1
– Tarek Atoui
The Ouroboros
– Tarek Atoui with Espen Sommer Eide
33 Soft Cells
– Tarek Atoui with Kari Telstad Sundet
The Sound Massage Kit
– Tarek Atoui with Thierry Madiot
Readings
When We Met
— Sandra Terdjman & Tarek Atoui