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Objecten , natuur , installatie , Geluid , Experimenteel , Ecologie , Design , Community , beeldhouwen , Audiovisueel , Artistiek onderzoek

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Felix Bell (orse audio) is a spatial designer who explores the power of sound in public spaces through speaker installations. With transdisciplinary design research, he tells stories that connect culture and nature and draws attention to invisible relationships in modern life. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in 3D Design from Manchester School of Art (2014) and a Master's degree in Fine Art and Design, Geo-Design from the Design Academy Eindhoven (2022).

**Two sisters** - The Two Sisters, a collection of hand built speakers inspired by the haunting English folk song of the same name, a dark tale in which jealousy turns to murder and the body of a drowned sister becomes a self playing harp. I became interested in how folk music from my home country, the United Kingdom, was historically used to build communities and mark the rhythms of the seasons. I wanted to reflect that tradition in a contemporary form, creating speakers specifically designed to carry the emotional and communal qualities of folk sound. Using wood salvaged from an old shipyard, I built each speaker slowly and by hand. Every unit has its own voice and character, wired individually and alive with the small imperfections that make music feel human.

**Wood Carved Speaker** - These 18mm plywood bookshelf speakers are carved to expose the strata within the material. By carving away sections of the outer surface, the internal layers become visible, transforming a typically overlooked construction material into a defining aesthetic feature. The project highlights the structural logic of plywood, revealing what is usually concealed and celebrating the inherent beauty of its laminated composition.

**What if these trees could speak?** - This workshop explored the hidden voices of trees and invited participants to listen beyond the human scale. Through sound, touch, and material experimentation, it imagined forests as co-authors of ecological repair. The workshop was part of Robida’s experimental “more-than-human radio” initiative at their summer school and asked: “What does a tree hear, and what tales would it tell?” Trees, rooted in place and sensing only their immediate surroundings, exist on timescales vastly different from humans. Connected through distant fungal networks, they bear witness to a hyper-local world—prompting reflection on “What if these trees could speak?” Participants combined material experimentation with sonic philosophy to re-imagine coexistence. Using analogue devices such as paper resonators and wooden stethoscopes, they amplified the unheard voices of trees. Through tactile engagement with bark and soil, they mapped root whispers, decoded wind dialogues, and translated xylem pulses into collective soundscapes for Radio Robida. By embracing imperfection—crackles, silences, and failed captures—the workshop rejected visual dominance in favour of slowness, allowing trees to emerge as co-authors of ecological repair.

Interior Biome

Datum: 13-07-2025 t/m 13-07-2025

Locatie: Jay Pritzker Pavilion

In samenwerking met: Nuno Lobo, Giovanni Aloi, Chris Huntero

Interior Biome is a soundscape made with arthropods found around my home. What sounds can you hear in silence? In collaboration with composer nuno lubo, I developed incredibly sensitive contact microphones and placed them throughout my house, where they remained operational, transporting you to the perspective of a micro-entity who coexists with humanity.

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