We are surrounded every day by all kinds of sounds: the rustling of plastic bags, traffic, conversations in public spaces, the low-frequency hum of air conditioners. These sounds are not necessarily “loud,” yet through their constant presence, they gradually occupy our attention and pull at our emotions.
The Ministry of Auditory Hygiene takes “auditory hygiene” as a point of departure for rethinking listening, rather than as a single fixed proposition. The project explores how we perceive, endure, recognize, and interpret sound in everyday life, while also examining how hearing intersects with the body, the mind, memory, and other sensory experiences to shape our understanding of both environment and self. Through these extensions, the work not only revisits the definition of “noise,” but also opens up broader questions of perception, boundaries, and sensory experience.
Presented in April 2026 at the Spatial Audio Field of Taiwan Sound Lab, C-LAB, the program brings together electroacoustic music, audiovisual works, and audience interaction to form a sonic environment for perception and reflection. It invites audiences to reconsider their own modes of listening and the limits of their sensory boundaries, and to reflect on what “auditory hygiene” might mean in the contemporary moment.
INFO ▰▰
⊹ Time:
April 24 (Fri), 7:30 PM
April 25 (Sat), 11:00 AM & 4:30 PM
⊹ Duration: Approximately 45 minutes, with no intermission
⊹ Venue: Spatial Audio Field
⊹ Ticket Info: Free Admission with Tickets
Creation & Performing Team ▰▰
Production Team | Interdisciplinary Studies in Music and Technology, Department of Music, National Taiwan Normal University
Advisor | CHAO Ching-wen, HUANG Ling-hsuan, LIN Chih-liang
Artist | WANG Wen-ching, LIN Chiao, LIN Jun-fu, Joseph CHANG, HUANG Yu-chien
Production Manager | HUANG Yu-chien
Stage Manager | WANG Wen-ching
Collaborator | HUANG Yu-nung, WU Szu-han, ZHANG Yi-wen
Performance Manager | HUANG Hsiao-ting
Technical Director | HSIEH Hsien-te, TSANG Jing-shiuan
Projection Technician | LEE Yo-wei
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Organizer | College of Music, National Taiwan Normal University
Co-organizer | C-LAB Taiwan Sound Lab
Supporting Organizer | Graduate Institute of Ethnomusicology, Department of Music, National Taiwan Normal University
