“Hear Culture” – an interactive hearing-loss simulator

The interactive installation “Hear Culture” will be on display 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 created hearing simulator, visitors can listen to excerpts of music both in their full sound and with different 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 explore how hearing works and learn more about hearing loss and its impact on sound perception.