Disembodied voices

Designed as an acoustic journey, the exhibition brings together a wide range of works by contemporary artists and vocalists, accompanied by paintings, medical illustrations and anthropological research.

5Hz by Emma Smith is based on research into the role of the voice in social bonding, while Castrato by Imogen Stidworthy is the result of working with three voices at the top of the vocal range: a young male treble, a female soprano and a countertenor to simulate the castrato voice using digital merging.

‘While dominant theories have traditionally focused on linguistics, here the spotlight is on the meaning and emotions conveyed through prosody – the patterns of rhythm, stress and intonation,’ explains curator Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz.