Philip Samartzis is a Melbourne based sound artist. He uses field recordings of natural and constructed environments as his
primary material to render densities of space and discrete zones of aural experience, which are arranged and mixed to reflect
the acoustic and spatial complexities of everyday sound fields. Drawing on a range of practices ranging from acoustic ecology
and bioacoustics to musique concrète and sound art, he arrives at compositions that highlight the pervasive nature of sound
and the myriad ways in which it informs and influences our daily experiences. To emphasise ...read more
Philip Samartzis is a Melbourne based sound artist. He uses field recordings of natural and constructed environments as his
primary material to render densities of space and discrete zones of aural experience, which are arranged and mixed to reflect
the acoustic and spatial complexities of everyday sound fields. Drawing on a range of practices ranging from acoustic ecology
and bioacoustics to musique concrète and sound art, he arrives at compositions that highlight the pervasive nature of sound
and the myriad ways in which it informs and influences our daily experiences. To emphasise this Samartzis designs his
compositions for multi channel surround sound systems that afford immersive and tactile listening experiences to demonstrate
the transformational qualities inherent in sounds familiar and strange. « hide
