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Shiopi is a Sound_Installation/Sound_Object that explores three main concepts: Nature, Silence and Sonification of the Invisible. The name Shiopi comes from the Greek word Siopí, which means silence, and the onomatopoeia sh, used to ask for silence. 

The sound material of the Installation interacts with the surrounding space through different processes. The sonification of the invisible is made by measuring the temperature, humidity, ambient-light and uv radiation and mapping the information to create different sounds in real time. These sounds are only audible when there is silence in the exhibition space. Silence is understood as an open space to listen.

The sounds generated through sonification are mixed with field recordings ofnatural environments of the north of Spain. These nature sounds are always present in the Sound Installation, despite the level of silence. However, when the installation space is focused on listening, the sounds generated through sonification appear, creating the illusion of a magical natural environment.

Besides, another sound material appears when there is a considerable level of noise in the Installation space. This sound material is disruptive in its essence. It is also created measuring the fundamental frequency of the space in real time.

Thus, this Sound_Installation/Sound_Object fuses real nature sounds with the invisible, through the sonification of non-audible elements, in a constant interaction with the surrounding space.

The process of listening is individual, using headphones. The search of silence aims to enhance the listening process. Even though the listening process is individual (headphones), the search of silence has to be a collective effort.

Shiopi is contained in a glass vase full of dried flowers. Some of the sensors are inside the vase and others come from the inside to the outside as branches of the flowers.