“Hear Culture” – interactive hearing loss simulator

The “Hear Culture” interactive installation will be on display at the “Lielais dzintars” Concert Hall, inviting visitors to explore hearing diversity and the world of sound from a different perspective. Using a specially designed hearing simulator, visitors can listen to excerpts of music both in their full sound and with various simulated types of hearing loss. In some versions, the sounds of certain instruments, or parts of them, will disappear, allowing visitors to experience how perception of the same piece of music changes. Listeners will be invited to try to identify what has changed in the music and which sounds can no longer be heard. The installation was created through a collaboration between the “Audiomedika” Hearing Centre and the “Lielais dzintars” Concert Hall. It offers an interactive way to explore how hearing works and learn more about hearing loss and its effect on sound perception.