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Soundbody workshop

Posted on November 10, 2025 by davidtoop

“Rice paper possesses a materiality of emptiness and absence. Its surface does not shine, and it is as soft as silk. When folded, it hardly makes a noise, as if it were stillness itself, condensed in matt white.”Byung-Chul Han, Absence … Continue reading →

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Pump down the volume

Posted on January 29, 2025 by davidtoop

Thundercurrent: a loud, intrusive and continuous audio event whose effect reduces over time to a point of perceived inaudibility, an undercurrent, even though still physically present (© David Toop, 2025). We were thinking and talking about silence: inhibition, tension, magnification, … Continue reading →

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moreskinsound: manifesto

Posted on November 6, 2023 by davidtoop

Movement is friction. A large dry leaf skitters along the pavement, sounding movement, high, scratch, stutter. An animal way to enter space, leaving behind nothing, space barely disturbed. The body is altered. This body is quiet, listening, sensing and responding … Continue reading →

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