Design Museum Holon explores the role of sound in design

13 : 07 : 2017 Design : Audio : Technology

Holon, Israel – The Sound and Matter in Design exhibition uses sound to re-evaluate the museum experience.

Sound and Matter in Design exhibition at Design Museum Holon, Israel Sound and Matter in Design exhibition at Design Museum Holon, Israel
Sound and Matter in Design exhibition at Design Museum Holon, Israel Sound and Matter in Design exhibition at Design Museum Holon, Israel
Sound and Matter in Design exhibition at Design Museum Holon, Israel Sound and Matter in Design exhibition at Design Museum Holon, Israel
Sound and Matter in Design exhibition at Design Museum Holon, Israel Sound and Matter in Design exhibition at Design Museum Holon, Israel

Featuring works by artists such as Ron Arad and Mathieu Lehanneur, the interactive exhibition invites visitors to hear, see and touch sound to give an insight into how sound shapes the physical environment.

‘These days, we can listen to music everywhere. We are still able to hear, but we have been desensitised to sound and are losing the ability to listen properly,’ Maya Dvash, chief curator at Design Museum Holon, told Wallpaper. ‘Our exhibition gives a place to a very special way of listening – listening with attention.’

Divided into subsections, Sound and Matter in Design features a Seeing Sound installation, which houses stationary, mobile and interactive sound objects dating back to the 1960s, an interactive work by eight sound artists called Sensing Sound, and a solo show by designer Yael Taragan, who creates jewellery from audio equipment parts.

The Big Picture

  • Brands are considering novel ways of re-engaging consumers whose attention spans are dwindling through new media formats including sensory sound. For more, see our macrotrend The Focus Filter
  • Brands are tapping into the emotive potential of the senses beyond just sight to grow their brand identity and strengthen their relationship with consumers. Read our Soundscapes macrotrend to find out more
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