Why is that? There is no such thing as eyelids for ears that could just cut you off the sound. Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, have found that while you are asleep, the only body part that remains active is the ear.
See more: Perception of Sound — Ear Never Sleeps
This website is a subjective, audiovisual essay about our sonic perception and issues connected with hearing. It is a place on the web bringing your attention towards the soundscape and the auditory perception marginalised in the oculocentric reality of visual culture.
Zoom in and out through the visual and audio space using your mouse / touchpad or simply by clicking + / – buttons
Navigate around the space and click on the subject areas dots to learn more
Please wear your headphones for the full sonic experience. Move your cursor on the main page and move around the space after the zoom. Follow the sound.
This website is a subjective, audiovisual essay about our sonic perception and issues connected with hearing. It is a place on the web bringing your attention towards the soundscape and the auditory perception marginalised in the oculocentric reality of visual culture.
Zoom in and out through the visual and audio space using your mouse / touchpad or simply by clicking + / – buttons
Navigate around the space and click on the subject areas dots to learn more
Please wear your headphones for the full sonic experience. Move your cursor on the main page and move around the space after the zoom. Follow the sound.
Ear Never Sleeps is a web audiovisual essay on the relationship between human and the soundscape. The project is here to let you explore the relationship between you and your audiosphere. It is an interactive exploratory and explanatory tool for the recognition of your everyday relationship with the soundscape. In its web form, it breaks linear patterns of content perception, giving you full freedom of exploration. The navigation through the project happens on both a visual and audio level.
The project was created as a master’s diploma at the Graphic Design Department of the Academy of Fine Arts & Design in Katowice, Poland.
