blastFoam inspired work featured at ‘Countersonics: Radical Sonic Imaginaries’

We are always delighted to see our work inspiring others across science and art, with a blastFoam inspired piece by Mhamad Safa appearing as part of the ‘Countersonics: Radical Sonic Imaginaries’ event in London earlier this month.

You can see the original blastFoam work here: https://bit.ly/3wCtc76

Countersonics: Radical Sonic Imaginaries is a new series convened by Gascia Ouzounian exploring sonic tactics for building counter-narratives to contested events, spaces, places and communities.

This blastFoam inspired piece appeared as part of a conversation between Mhamad Safa and Gascia Ouzounian. The discussion focused on Mhamad Safa’s research as an architect and sound producer, in particular his work on urban acoustics during aerial strikes on Beirut, taking his recently published article Reverberations and Post-War Trauma, 2022 as a point of departure. Together with Ouzounian, Safa discussed his investigation of the role of echo and reverberation in Beirut; as well as post-war trauma and listening cultures in Lebanon.

Mhamad Safa is a sound producer, architect and researcher, based between London and Beirut. His work focuses on the sonic make-ups of multi-scalar spatial and techno-scientific conditions. He explores their intersections with aural traditions, subcultural practices and environments of conflict. He was a fellow at Ashkal Alwan HWP in 2018. He graduated from the Centre for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths, University of London, and is currently a Phd candidate in International Law at the University of Westminster. Safa has shown individual and collaborative artwork and performances at Goethe-Institut Lebanon, Beirut; Arab Center for Architecture, Beirut; the Institute for Contemporary Art, London; the Centre for Research Architecture, London, and the Sharjah Architecture Triennial among others.