The Culture File Debate: What Is A Sound?

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Mar 7, 20260:39:36Arts

Sound artist and composer Tarek Atoui, musician and recordist Natalia Beylis, and Oxn drummer, Eleanor Myler probe the act of making a sound, and the art of receiving one. Recorded at IMMA, Kilmainham. Photo: Louise Will...

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