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  Chania Soundscape Project is a initiative for making people in Chania more aware of their soundscape. We do that through artistic performances, workshops,  seminars and listening sessions. Our goal is supported by the Municipality of Chania. Chania Soundscape Project

Spiders rely quite significantly on touch to sense the world around them. Their bodies and legs are covered in tiny hairs and slits that can distinguish between different kinds of vibrations. Prey blundering into a web makes a very different vibrational clamor from another spider coming a-wooing, or the stirring of a breeze, for example. Each strand of a web produces a different tone. A few years ago, scientists translated the three-dimensional structure of a spider's web into music, working with artist Tomás Saraceno to create an interactive musical instrument, titled Spider's Canvas. Now the team has refined and built on that previous work, and added an interactive virtual reality component to allow people to enter and interact with the web. Listen here:  Spider Sonification  

Stelios Manousakis is an artist exploring relationships between time, space, body, and system. His practice lies in the intersection of art, philosophy, science and engineering, extending from performances, to environments and interactive installations, to compositions and fixed media. Besides his solo work, he has co-founded several music ensembles, multimedia groups, and the Modern Body Festival. Check:  His personal website:  Modular Brains  and from his soundcloud page:  Megas Diakosmos  

Undertow took place in 2016 as a mixed experimental arts festival, in the most central spot of the city of Chania, in Central Market (Agora). It was an evening full of music, dance, installations and lovely vibes.