Resonances
Raúl Romero invited us to be open to the material aliveness of sound.
Raúl Romero :: Fall ‘24
RETURN TO PORTFOLIO
archives Live in vibrations that can be sensed when attuned to Raúl’s practice
Following Raúl, ::resonances:: become something more than similarity: they are a material relation between the Arecibo satellite dish, the first sonic codes sent into outer space, and the Poconos mountain ranges.
Installations he fashioned for the workshops theorized sound through physical contact, circuitry, texture, and materiality. He showed us that there were archives inherent in vibrations that can be sensed when attuned to his practice.
Prof. Emily Hong’s Intro to Visual Studies class at Haverford College collected sound collages, instructed by Raúl. The class played these collages through the sound sculptures Raúl made with the help of Kent Watson, Director of the Makers Space. In the second workshop, Raúl led us across copper, acrylic, and walnut, infused via the sounds of Bad Bunny, coquis, Tito Puente, and drumfish—all to feel in a material, tactile way resonances can work on us.
