Archaeology of Music

Working with sound frequencies begins by discovering the connections between emotion, music or sound, vibration, and color; all united in synergy to make the invisibility of sound visible through my sound art project.

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Sound art involves the use of sound to raise questions about its application in other artistic fields, expanding its conception toward new media and supports, and drawing on philosophy and metaphor for the transformation of the work.

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Music, textiles, light, color, vibration, healing, meditation, form, and concept: everything is part of each artwork.

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J. Torres

Sonic Excavation: What Music Inhabited the Everyday?

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In this part of the research, JAT develops a contemporary archaeological excavation based on bottles found in Northern California. These objects are examined as vestiges of a specific domestic and cultural dynamic, directly linked to the music that circulated in that territory and at that time—the sounds that accompanied daily life, spaces of listening, and social rituals associated with the home.

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The investigation focuses on establishing connections between the found objects and the music of the place, reconstructing a sonic context through historical, cultural, and territorial references. The bottles are selected, configured, and linked to a specific music, and later transformed into a musical instrument as an exercise in sonic translation. The resulting image functions as a record of the process and the research environment, rather than as an autonomous artwork, documenting a specific moment within a broader exploration of memory, territory, and sound.