An iconographic artist's book—at the crossroads of sound studies, media archaeology and visual anthropology—resulting from Lauren Tortil's research into the impact of sound technologies for individual use on our perception of the environment, through previously unpublished archives on the Walkman, Sony and the 1980s.
Lauren Tortil (born 1986 in La Roche-sur-Yon, France) is a French sound and visual artist. Influenced by sound studies, media archaeology and political philosophy, she is interested in the processes of listening through the prism of sound technologies, and in the interactions that exist between these media, humans and their sound environment. This approach takes the form of both iconographic and theoretical research, which feeds into her artistic practice (printed objects, installations, performances and workshops). For several years, she has also been developing experimental methods of teaching sound through workshops. Since 2021, she has been running the online editorial project [woːks], which consists of interviews and co-creations with artists about sound art, with the support of
*Duuu Radio.
