Cristiana Palandri’s new sound installation Ouroboros will feature at the Auris Festival in Manchester in October. Ouroboros is an interactive sculpture that explores the relationship between physical gesture, sound and space. The sculpture acts as a tangible interface for the real-time control of music, translating the visitor’s interaction with the object into sonic variations through digital signal processing and spatialisation.
Combining physical materiality with electronic sound, Ouroboros invites audiences to touch and interact with the sculpture as a physical object, creating a perception of being able to grab sound itself. The work encourages the public to engage with music not only through listening, but also through bodily interaction and spatial perception.
The sculpture will be presented as part of the Participatory Strand of Auris Festival, 9–11 October 2026, the first festival dedicated to sound art in Manchester.
