FLOATING SOUND GALLERY

Vienna

Yuta Noda

I am Yuta Noda, a sound artist born in 2005, based in Japan. I am currently studying sound at university within an art and design context, focusing on environmental sound and field recording.
My work centers on recording everyday sounds, as well as natural and urban environments, and reconstructing them to create new auditory experiences. I approach sound not merely as background or information, but as a phenomenon that interacts with the body and space, inviting listeners to perceive sounds that often go unnoticed in daily life.
Through my practice, I explore fundamental questions: what is sound, and what does it mean to listen? Freed from conventional frameworks of melody, harmony, or traditional musical form, I aim to present sound as a perceptual and physical experience, emphasizing the subtle textures, rhythms, and resonances that exist in the environment around us.
By fragmenting, looping, and layering recorded materials, I seek to reveal patterns, irregularities, and relationships inherent in ordinary sounds.
Ultimately, my work strives to offer immersive sonic situations where listening becomes an active exploration, and sound is encountered as a tangible, living presence.