DEEP LISTENINGS
Tong Niu
Bio
Tong Niu (born 2000) is a Deep-listening researcher and Sound artist, specializing in Experiential design, Sspatial interactions, and Immersive aesthetics. Her work integrates moving images, psychology, and cybernetic-psychedelic aesthetics to reveal polyphonic expressions. During her research programs, she delves into the latent sonic language within natural ecology, investigating how virtual spaces and real consciousness shape sensory experiences. By utilizing spectral ethnography, Tong uncovers the therapeutic potential of sonic narration.
She has participated in numerous performances and live sound events, engaging in immersive spatial interactions at venues and exhibitions such as IKLECTIK, the London Centenary Gallery, and Battersea Hangar Space.
Tong aims to evoke hidden emotions and memories, bringing marginalized cultures and ephemeral collective memories to the forefront. Through dynamic sonic dialogues, her work fosters psychological and emotional healing, reconnecting individuals with their environment, historical heritage, and the natural world.
Introduction of Research
I am a deep-listening researcher, delving into the latent sonic language within natural ecology. My work merges moving images, experiential design, and psychoactive aesthetics to transform sound waves into polyphonic expressions. Through spectral ethnography, I reveal the healing potential of sound narratives, linking individual inner worlds with their surrounding environments. My practice engages with marginalized voices and historical remnants, expanding narrative spaces to explore resonances within immersive soundscapes.
Each work involves field recordings that capture a state of hyper-perception, transforming wandering sounds into rhythmic “bells,” resonant carriers interwoven with ambient spatial journeys. By listening, tracing, gazing, and reshaping, I engage in a dynamic dialogue with natural relics, creating a polyphonic healing space. My research not only examines the application of immersive soundscapes and cybernetic principles in art but also offers a perceptual approach to reconnecting with personal, historical, and natural realms, fostering psychological and emotional healing.