Building a Voice: Sound, Surface, Skin 

Dr. Zeynep Bulut

In this talk, Zeynep Bulut will discuss the emergence, embodiment, and mediation of voice as skin, based on her new book, Building a Voice: Sound, Surface, Skin (Goldsmiths Press, March 2025). Drawing on examples in experimental music practices and media art, she will explore individual and collective processes of voice-making, and ask how we can imagine the voices we make in the form of a skin and what the conception of voice as skin affords in times of crisis and uncertainties. 

Dr. Zeynep Bulut is a voice and sound theorist. She is a Lecturer in Music at SARC, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Sound and Music, at Queen's University Belfast. Her work theorises the emergence, embodiment and mediation of voice as skin. She is the author of Building a Voice: Sound, Surface, Skin (Goldsmiths Press, March 2025). Her articles have appeared in various volumes and journals including The Oxford Handbook of Sound Art, Perspectives of New Music, Postmodern Culture, and Music and Politics. She is project lead for the research platform, Music, Arts, Health, and Environment, supported by the Economic and Social Research Council's Impact Acceleration Account at QUB. Alongside her scholarly work, she has also exhibited sound works, composed and performed vocal pieces for concert, video, and theater, and released two singles. Her composer profile has been featured by British Music Collection. She is a certified practitioner of Deep Listening.

To read the full description of the book, please visit: 

https://www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-press/publications/building-a-voice/

https://mitpress.mit.edu/9781913380885/building-a-voice/

21 May 2025, 7:30pm

UdK SoundS
Lietzenburger Str. 45
3.OG, 315
10789 Berlin

Accessibility

Venue
The event will take place on the third floor of the UdK building at Lietzenburger Strasse 45. There is step-free access to the building from the rear entrance via Schaperstrasse. There is an elevator that grants access to the 3rd floor from the main lobby of the builidng.

Public Transport
The nearest metro station with step-free access is U-Kufürstendamm which connects to the U1 and U9.

Times and admission:
The event will start at 7.30pm. If required, we can offer you earlier admission from 7:15 pm so that you can familiarize yourself with the surroundings and choose your seat.

Admission is free.
Late admission after the start of the event is possible. The duration of the event is approx. 90 minutes. 

Seating & sensory stimuli:
The seating available consists of wooden chairs with backrests.

The event tends to have a moderate sound volume. The event room will be darkened with projection light. The venue is heated by central heating. The event is not immersive. The event takes place in a spacious room.

Event type:
The event is planned as an Artist Presentation & Talk. This means that the evening will take place in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. You are free to move around, leave and come back whenever you like. The event is planned to be sensory-friendly. This means that care is taken to reduce strong sensory stimuli to create a place that is as pleasant as possible for everyone. Loud noises and intense lighting effects are avoided.

Language:
The event will be held in spoken English

Contact persons:
If you have any further questions about accessibility, please email or call Thomas Clarke: t.clarke@udk-berlin.de / 00352661476905
If you have any questions or require assistance on site, please contact a present member of staff.

sic! sound in context

Lecture series with international guests on sound art, electronic composition and sound-related media art with talks, presentations and lecture performances.

A cooperation of
Sound Studies and Sonic Arts  (MA) | UdK Berlin
UdK Berlin UNI.K  | Studio for electroacoustic composition, sound art and sound research

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