The auditory landscape at Testing Grounds, on Wurundjeri Country, encompasses a diverse array of sounds, crafting a vibrant and at times overwhelming sonic environment. These sounds, characterized by their loud, abrupt, and occasionally jarring nature, emanate from human activity and the infrastructure that underpins urban existence.
Harmony and Dissonance, utilises high frequency sounds which possess a soft, delicate, and melodious quality.
This juxtaposition serves to accentuate the contrast between two distinctly disparate auditory landscapes, shedding light on the tension between urban development and our connection to the natural environment. Furthermore, it explores the inherent beauty that can emerge when something gentle and refined is layered with a noisy and unruly backdrop.
Harmony and Dissonance, stimulates contemplation and emotion, and offers fresh perspectives on familiar elements of our surroundings.

Harmony And Dissonance, Soundscape commissioned by Testing Grounds

Hand Clap, is the moniker of Maya Borjesson, an Architect and visual/sound Artist. Using synthesizers, spoken word, and field recordings, their compositions explore themes of connection, memory, nostalgia and grief.
This year Hand Clap embarked on a tour of Japan, supported Penelope Trappes and presented ‘A Thread Beneath Our Skin’ at No Vacancy Gallery. This body of visual and sound work, traced the layered and intimate terrain of connection - between individuals, identities, and past and present selves - it was a practice of listening outward, as well as, to the quiet within. 
Hand Clap’s practice is deeply personal and sits at the crossroads of ambient music, electronic experimentation, string composition, and visual art.