C4DM students and researchers explore sound, technology and interaction at Tate Modern
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Organised by Anna Xambó Sedó and Charalampos Saitis, the field trip provided an opportunity for participants from the MSc Sound and Music Computing programme and C4DM research community to engage with large-scale interactive artworks and reflect on how sound, space and audiences influence one another.
The group visited Tarek Atoui's installation in the Turbine Hall, an immersive environment featuring a network of sound-producing sculptures, mechanical instruments, sensors and listening devices. Combining acoustic materials with technological systems, the installation continuously evolves, creating changing soundscapes that respond to both the environment and the presence of visitors.
The visit sparked discussions around generative systems, sound interaction and audience participation, with students and researchers considering how computational processes and human behaviour can shape creative outcomes. The installation also highlighted the importance of sound as a multisensory experience, experienced not only through listening but also through movement, vibration and physical materials.
The group also explored Abbas Zahedi's Begin Again exhibition, which uses resonant sound technologies embedded within the building's infrastructure to create an intimate listening experience. The work encouraged reflection on how sound can communicate emotion, memory and lived experience.
For researchers and students working in digital audio, music technology and interactive systems, the visit offered valuable insight into the ways artistic practice intersects with themes central to C4DM research, including sound perception, human-computer interaction, generative systems and immersive experiences.
Photo credit: Charalampos Saitis and Tate Modern visitors.