Rumored Dislocation

_{audio installation (2008) || surround|| 5 min}

Echonaut, originally conceived for the Broelmuseum of Courtrai, draws inspiration from the unique auditory and linguistic quirks of a social housing block within the city. In a specific apartment complex, the prefab structures created unusual acoustics, making it difficult to pinpoint the origin of sounds and leading to a near constant feeling of disorientation. This, coupled with the diverse languages and dialects spoken by residents, formed the core inspiration for Echonaut.

A site-sourced fusion of disparate sounds and languages is housed in the shape of an industrial-grade hairdryer, repurposed as an Echonaut station.
In hair salons, patrons gossiping beneath these dryers inadvertently create a barrier of noise, communicating only fragmented facts and word impressions, leading to misunderstandings. Echonaut disrupts this phenomenon by blending field recordings and sonic disorientation into a soundtrack sourced directly from the site.