ReSilence is a new S+T+ARTS project that will run from September 2022 until February 2025. The main objective of the ReSilence is to support the development of art- driven technologies for designing the soundscape of future cities through the collaboration of artists, architects, urban designers, scientists, engineers and researchers.

About the project

A big challenge in the Urbanism/Mobility sector is not anymore to reduce what we call noise but to qualify the soundscape but also to shape the vibrations of urban spaces, and to design the ambiance of the city in a way that makes it enjoyable, secure, and familiar. We must consider acting on the sound of the city as a design  issue applied to the most immersive “matter” in order to improve the quality of urban life.

ReSilence will use new technologies (Artificial Intelligence and eXtended Reality ) to:

Involve and collaborate with artists in order to leverage multiple sources of inspiration, interdisciplinary collaboration, and build trust around AI & XR technologies. Explore the borders between noise and music in a changing world by producing an acoustic awareness in urban spaces (not only reducing the intensity of noise, but also considering it as an energy producer and designing positive sounds, sounds we want to preserve and multiply). Create new types of sonic urban experiences that expand possibilities for accessibility, active participation/engagement, sustainability, and social inclusion

The real-world pilots of ReSilence are going to be co-designed with the help of S+T+ARTS residencies and will demonstrate the expected impact of the proposed solution by focusing on specific societal problems related to cities and the music industry. ReSilence organizes its activities around four pilot use cases: