From G. Ouzounian and S. Lappin, 'Soundspace: A Manifesto' (2014). Illustration by Ryan O'Reilly, Rinky Design ©2014.

publications

Ouzounian, G. Forthcoming 2021. “The Sonic Undercommons: Sound Art in Black Radical Arts Traditions.” Oxford Handbook of Sound Art (eds. J. Grant, D. Prior, J. Matthias). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ouzounian, G. 2020. Stereophonica: Sound and Space in Science, Technology, and the Arts. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

Various Artists. 2019. Acoustic Cities: London & Beirut. Optophono. Featuring works by Nathalie Harb, Merijn Royaards, Nadim Mishlawi, Gerard Gormley, Mhamad Safa, Joan Baz, Youmna Saba, Omaya Malaeb, John Bingham-Hall, and Christabel Stirling. Curated by Gascia Ouzounian and John Bingham-Hall. Produced by Gascia Ouzounian and Annelise Andersen.

Flügge, E. 2018. "Silent Sonorities and unsound acts." Sound Studies. Routledge. DOI: 10.1080/20551940.2018.1516280

Lappin, S. and Walker, U. 2018. "A vigorous corrective: the Ulster '71 festival in Northern Ireland, UK." Architecture, Festival and the City (eds. Jemma Browne, Christian Frost and Ray Lucas). London: Routeldge, pp. 172-188.

Meireles, M. and Draraki, C. 2018. Constructing a River. Composition, booklet & postcards. Co-produced by Optophono and Recomposing the City.

Lappin, S., Ouzounian, G. and O'Grady, R. 2018. The Sound-Considered-City: An Advice Note for Decision-Makers.

Flügge, E. 2017. “Soundly Planning – Listening Practically to (Belfast) Sound Spaces.” Invisible Places 2017: Conference Proceedings, 385-395.

Ouzounian, G. 2017. Guest Editor. Evental Aesthetics Vol. 6 Issue 1. Sound Art and Environment.

Editorial. "Rethinking Acoustic Ecology: Sound Art and Environment" - Gascia Ouzounian
"The Noisy-Nonself: Towards a Monstrous Practice of More-than-Human Listening" - Mark Peter Wright
"The Sonic Anthropocene: Dark Ecological Soundscapes in Chris Watson's 'Vatnajökull'" - David C. Jackson
"Imagined Drone Ecologies: Listening to Vibracathedral Orchestra" - Owen Coggins
"Reading. Cognizant Perception: The Case for a Critical-Affective Ambience" - Sophie Knezic

Meireles, M. and Alvim, D. 2017. "Trigger Place - A Game of Sound and Research." Journal for Artistic Research, 14.

Ouzounian, G. and Lappin, S. Guest co-editors. 2016. Journal of Sonic Studies 11. Recomposing the City: New Directions in Urban Sound Art.

Editorial - Recomposing the City: New Directions in Urban Sound Art - Gascia Ouzounian and Sarah Lappin
"Instrumental Operations in the Urban Assemblage" - Colin Ripley
Sound Art / Street Life: Tracing the social and political effects of sound installations in London - Christabel Stirling
Sound Art and Public Engagement in the Built Environment: Reflections from an Architecture Center - Conor McCafferty
‘Sonopolis’ - Francisco Lopez
The Incidental Person: Reviewing the Identity of the Urban Acoustic Planner - Sven Anderson
Soundmapping Beyond The Grid: Alternative Cartographies of Sound - Isobel Anderson
Sonic Places: In Conversation with Peter Cusack - Sarah Lappin and Gascia Ouzounian

O'Grady, R., Lappin, S. and Ouzounian, G. 2016. “Planning for Healthy Acoustic Environments.” Briefing Paper for Belfast City Council.

Lappin, S., (ed.), Delaney, M. and Gorman. A. 2015. Studio Craft and Technique. London: Laurence King Publishers.

Flügge, E. 2014. “The Mobile Solo Auditor: Personalization and Located Listening.” Leonardo Music Journal, LMJ 24, 36-37.

Ouzounian, G and Lappin, S. 2014. 'Soundspace: A Manifesto.' Journal of Architecture & Culture 2(3): 305-316.

Flügge, E. “Neu Gespielt und Neu Gehört” (trans. G. Gronemeyer) MusikTexte: Zeitschrift für Neue Musik, Nr 142, 86-87

Ouzounian, G. 2014. ‘Acoustic Mapping: Notes from the Interface’ in The Acoustic City (eds. Matthew Gandy and Benny Nilsen). Berlin: Jovis.

Ouzounian, G. 2014. ‘Sound Art’, Oxford Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. Oxford University Press.

Ouzounian G and Papalexandri-Alexandri M. 2014. 'Correspondences'. Current Musicology, Special Issue 'Experimental Writing on Music', ed. D. Gutkin.

Ouzounian, G (2013). 'Recomposing the City: A Survey of Recent Sound Art in Belfast'. Leonardo Music Journal. LMJ 23: 47-54.

Ouzounian, G (2013). 'Sound Installation Art: From Spatial Poetics to Politics' in Georgina Born (ed.), Music, Sound and Space: Transformations of Public and Private Experience. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 73-89.

DATABASE

Catalogue of Sound Maps, 1997–2018 by Conor McCafferty (2019)

PhD DISSERTATIONS

Flugge, Elen. In progress. Listening Practices for Urban Sound Space. PhD Dissertation. School of Creative Arts, Queen's University Belfast.

MArch DISSERTATIONS

Barr, Adrienne. History of Design for the Deaf: An investigation into how sound architectural design has made steps toward an inclusive built environment

Black, Callum. Did Post-Reformation architecture enable reformed theology through acoustic design?

Farrell, Rita. In-between spaces: mapping of performance spaces for traditional music

Helen, Tania. Questioning the Tenets of Design : Community in Public Space: An investigation into how sound has the ability to create a sense of community in urban public spaces, and how this could potentially influence the design of public spaces in an urban environment

Nelson-Niehn, Megan. Listening to the libraries of Dublin 1700-2002

Price, Declan. The Urban Experience: Sound and Space

Stylianou, Antonis. Forgotten spaces/forgotten songs; how can architects and sonic artists develop a new strategy for re-orchestrating the modern city?

Symposia (hosted)

2 March 2018. Study Day: Acoustic Cities. University of Oxford.

18 May 2015. Postgraduate Student symposium. Queen's University Belfast.

30 May 2014. International Symposium. Queen's University Belfast.

WORKSHOPS (HOSTED)

5-9 September 2016. Workshops on Urban Sound. Metropolitan Arts Centre Belfast. 'For urban planners, architects and sound artists to discuss the role of sound in the design and planning of urban environments'

Seminars (Hosted)

Katherine Fennelly, 'Creating an Institutional Environment: An Archaeology of the Sonic in the Historic Lunatic Asylum'. 11 May 2015.

Jacqueline Waldock, 'Capturing the City: Community Soundscape Composition as an Analysis of Urban Change'. 27 March 2015.

Sven Anderson, 'Establishing the Identity of the Urban Acoustic Planner'. 23 March 2015.

Rachel Ní Chuinn, 'The Secret Sculpture of Sound'. 2 March 2015.

Steve Larkin, 'Sonic Atmosphere as a Contributor to Architecture'. 16 February 2015.

Raviv Ganchrow, 'Urban Modes of Listening'. 10 December 2014.

Mara Mills, 'The History of the Optophone'. 24 October 2014.

Brandon LaBelle, 'Overheard, Interrupted: Work.' 14 May 2014.

Carsten Seiffarth, 'Bonn Hoeren'. 7 March 2014.

Carsten Stabenow, 'Tuned City'. 26 February 2014.

Jacob Kirkegaard, 'A Matter of Sound'. Queen's University Belfast. 9 October 2013.

Concerts & exhibitions (Hosted)

Raviv Ganchrow, 'Shipping Forecast' (in progress). Sonic Arts Research Centre. 11 December 2014.

Brandon LaBelle, 'Speculations on the Lyrical Imagination of the Resistant, the Lazy and the Hopeful.' Sonic Arts Research Centre. 15 May 2014.

Miguel Negrao and Matilde Meireles, '48 Hz / X Marks the Spot'. Platform Arts. Co-presented by PLACE, Platform Arts and Recomposing the City. 28-30 March 2014.

Jacob Kirkegaard, 'Labyrinthitis'. Sonic Arts Research Centre. 10 October 2013.