Sun Oddly Quiet

Musician and sculptor João Pais Filipe introduces his process of creation and exploration of sound through a session with percussion instruments, many of them designed and built by himself. While exploring the relationship between materials, gestures and sounds, João Pais Filipe reveals how his travels across Africa, Asia and South America informed his heterogeneous, complementary cadences and sound mantras.

João Pais Filipe is a percussionist and sound sculptor from Porto. He develops his artistic activity in Porto, where he constructs percussive metal instruments, such as gongs or cymbals, exploring their sculptural and acoustic properties.

Photography: Renato Cruz Santos