Sentronium
The beauty of a life, conscious and pure. One that machines may learn to secure.
Sentronium is a quadraphonic audiovisual project that bridges the gap between ancient rural traditions and the future of artificial intelligence. Inspired by the theories of physicist Max Tegmark on consciousness and information, the work explores the rural landscape of Alva, Portugal.
Through interviews with the women of the region—guardians of age-old planting and harvesting traditions—the piece asks: Shouldn’t the wisdom of conscious living and coexistence with nature be the first lesson we teach to uncharted machines? It is a digital storytelling experience that seeks to humanize technology through the lens of rural heritage.
The project was developed during the Binaural Nodar Rural 2021 residency, requiring a delicate balance between raw field recordings and spatial composition.
Format: Quadraphonic (4.0 Surround).
Source Material: High-fidelity field recordings and interviews conducted in Alva, Portugal, featuring voices in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.
Spatial Strategy: I designed a quadraphonic field where the voices of the women act as spatial “anchors” of memory, surrounded by the immersive textures of the Portuguese forest and rivers.
The Goal: To create a “living archive” where the listener is physically surrounded by the oral history and natural environment of the residency, using 4-point spatialization to simulate the circularity of nature and tradition.
Original Title: Sentronium ©
Year of Production: 2021.
Commissioned by: Binaural Nodar (Portugal).
Duration: 12:00.
Audio Format: Quadraphonic 4.0 / Digital Video.
Languages: Portuguese | Spanish | English.
Concept & Sound Design: Sol Rezza.
Collaborator & Interviews: Franco Falistoco.
Production Team (Binaural Nodar): Luis Gomes Da Costa, Nely Ferreira, Sandra Silva, Daniel Almeida.
Partners: Municipio de Castro Daire / Biblioteca Municipal Castro Daire.
