The tangible of Sound, Workshop by Martina Mella

THE TANGIBLE OF SOUND, WORKSHOP BY MARTINA MELLA

The Chilean artist selected in the Flood call offered this pedagogical experience to eighthgrade students of the Gabriela Mistral School in Antofagasta. On October 19, they made clay and then clay whistles to learn the basic principles of manual work and experimentation with the materials. From there, the activity motivated their appreciation of sound and music in the framework of significant linkage with the sound traditions of pre-Columbian ancestral cultures.

The wind turns into sound as it flows and turns within the cavities of the instrument.

The workshop was split into two parts, the first was a theoretical introduction to working with clay, as well as the structural understanding of the whistle. Mella explained how the wind turns into sound as it flows and turns within the cavities of the instrument. The second part was the creation of the whistles. The attendees were able to shape their sound objects, test them and share their work. The creative process involved the participation of students in the classroom as well as students connected remotely.