EARPHONES color Red – Blue – Yellow

Analogies to headphones:

• Hearing yourself, creating mindfulness for your own movements
• A diorama for the ear, where a scene plays out that you influence
• Sitting still – listening
• A river, where stones are stirred up
• Ocean waves, water droplets, gurgling
• Deep dive
• Noise filter (instead of noise cancellation)
• (Granular) synthesis

Who are EARphones for?

EARphones are ideal for people who enjoy ASMR, seek connection with themselves, practice various types of yoga, as well as for dancers, musicians, makers, and generally people who appreciate spatial auditory experiences. They offer an acoustic massage for the ears, a challenge of self-control, and are also a fashionable accessory.

Possible applications:

• As an invitation to listen, move, and experiment
• Direct feedback without latency, battery, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi, as the sound changes with your movement and feels immersive
• A portable soundscape that fakes three-dimensionality. It’s fun to listen to
• Balance and body work in the sense of sound therapy – the head as the instrument operator
• Psychoacoustic connection to the body, sensitizing especially to certain frequency ranges that resonate with the hollow bodies

Movement suggestions:

• Keep your head still until the sound completely disappears.
• Slowly bend your neck backward.
• Slowly turn your head to the side and feel if you can find a sound that seems to travel through your spine or nervous system.

Maintenance and safety:

• Keep the EARphones away from prolonged water contact.
• The design made of thin surfaces is crucial for sound quality. Handle the EARphones with care.
• They can get loud if moved vigorously. Watch out for your hearing!
• It’s about carefully listening to what you are creating.