“Hear Culture” – Interactive Hearing Loss Simulator

An interactive installation, “Hear Culture,” will be on view at the “Lielais dzintars” Concert Hall, inviting visitors to explore the diversity of hearing and the world of sound from a different perspective. Using a specially designed hearing simulator, visitors can listen to excerpts of music 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 the perception of the same piece of music changes. Visitors 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 in collaboration between the “Audiomedika” Hearing Centre and the “Lielais dzintars” Concert Hall. It offers an interactive way to learn how hearing works, find out more about hearing loss, and understand its impact on sound perception.