Contiuando con un interesantísimo programa sobre los espacios rurales, Binaural Nodar se centra este año en su convocatoria en lo religioso con el título Divina Sonus Ruris, The Sound of the Sacred in Rural Communities

Program of Creative Residencies in Sound Art and Experimental Research for 2013.

Call Open until September 30th, 2012
The program of creative labs in sound art and experimental research for 2013 will have as theme the rich religious phonosphere found in the rural villages of the Gralheira mountain range (Portugal), within a framework of promoting an open and frank dialogue with local religious institutions.
The following are the specific themes that may be the subject of artistic projects and experimental researches:

Rural hagiography: Legends of local saints and miracles.
Parish Stories: Memory of the local historical relationship with religion.
Religion, gender and generational issues.
Built Religious Heritage: Churches, chapels, sanctuaries, shrines and cemeteries.
Object religious heritage: garments, crosses, litters, chalices, books, etc..
Local religious musical heritage.
Sacred rites: Celebrations, Masses, weddings, baptisms and funerals.
Religious phonosphere in the landscape: Bell tolls, chants, processions, fireworks.
The sacred in the private sphere: Prayers and rosaries, religious iconography in the rural house.
Religion and the agricultural cycles.