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Syrian Humming Project

by Suk-Jun Kim

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First Humming 01:47
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Second Humming 02:06
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Third Humming 01:30
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Fourth Humming 03:27
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Fifth Humming 01:18
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Sixth Humming 01:47
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Seventh Humming 03:33
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Eighth Humming 01:06
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Ninth Humming 02:17
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Tenth Humming 03:42

about

Hums are never just about songs. They are always more about stories, memories, feelings of you and me.

When we asked displaced Syrian families to share with us their hums of songs and tunes about food and meals, their hums were more than about food. They were for people with whom they shared meals.

These are hums for homesickness, love, working in the field, trading, raising chicken, preparing meals, having coffee, religious devotion, love for the nation and their people, nostalgia and commemoration, and their particular challenges during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

These are beautiful and heart-warming hums, and they deserve our listening.

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released November 2, 2021

As a part of GCRF-funded project called Syrian Food Futures, Syrian Humming Project is a sound art project that aims to tap into the personal and collective memories on food and daily life of displaced Syrian people through humming.

For this pilot project, we asked Syrian families displaced in various countries, including Turkey, Germany, France, and Scotland to send their hums and songs online. The ten short humming pieces that you are listening to were based on some of them. The project also uses images and quotes from From the Field, another sister project on Food Security in Syria and the Impact of COVID-19 on displaced Syrian communities.

We would like to thank all of those who offered hums and those who helped us collect them.

Suk-Jun Kim
Composer and sound artist

Hums & songs by displaced Syrian families, Idea & humming pieces by Suk-Jun Kim,

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Sound artist and composer, author of "Humming". Born in Korea. Lives in Scotland.

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