Sonic Affordances of a Sacred Spring. The Urban Courtyard as a Figure of Rehabilitation of the Medina

Noha Gamal Saïd

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This article investigates, from an in situ sonic experience, the rehabilitation project of the Source Bleue in Tiznit, Morocco, realized in 2015 by the architect and anthropologist Salima Naji. As the new architecture has favored the acoustic aspect of the spring, I reflect on the sonic affordances of the rehabilitated space. The study hinges on three concepts – affordances, thresholds, and ambiances – in order to analyze a double focus on sounds: field recordings (fixed points and short journeys) and a text that basically represents the author’s feelings, reinforced through short interviews conducted with users of the space. By using these methods, it is possible to determine the particularities of this soundscape and to comprehend the sonic affordances of the Source Bleue.

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keywords	ambiance, sonic memory, Aïn Zerka; myth, sonic threshold, intimacy, sound bubbles
date	02/09/2020
published	16/09/2020
last modified	16/09/2020
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url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/978902/978903
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/JSS.978902
published in	Journal of Sonic Studies
portal issue	20. Issue 20

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