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Sound Art | Interview | Xingyu Li: A Sonic Journey from the Amazon Rainforest to the Ocean
KEF Music Gallery Beijing, the brand’s flagship store, officially opened at the end of 2024 in Beijing’s 798 Art District. The space regularly hosts immersive music events, including listening sessions, live band performances, and DJ sets. Recently, under the series theme “A Journey into Sound,” KEF invited Beijing-based sound artist Xingyu Li to create the exhibition “Echoes of Nature: A Sound Art Exhibition.” Through Li’s sound compositions, visual works, and installations, the project presents a multifaceted exploration of the harmonious aesthetics formed by the meeting of nature and sound. Visitors are invited to step into a space where natural soundscapes intertwine with evocative melodies, drifting into an immersive listening experience.
Destination Canada × Sanlian Lifeweek “Unlock Another Way of Living in Canada”
As autumn approached, we embarked on a journey to Vancouver Island in British Columbia alongside sound artist, musician, and the founder of the band Whale Circus, Xingyu Li. From the harbor of Nanaimo to the estuary of Gold River, from the dawn in Port McNeil to the intertidal zone of Alert Bay, we continuously captured the spontaneous melodies of nature’s own improvisations using our recording equipment.
Xingyu Li, a “Digital Nomad,” Spent Three Years Living in a Campervan Collecting Vanishing Music
Xingyu Li, an independent music producer and sound artist born in the post-85 generation, is based in Beijing. Since 2020, he has fully moved both his home and studio into a campervan, which he named “Mercury.” Driving westward from Beijing to Shaya, a small desert town on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, he set out to search for and collect folk songs that are on the verge of disappearing. This October, Li drove Mercury across China, traveling between Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen for a tour and exhibition installations. DECO met him at a countryside campsite on the outskirts of Shanghai and spoke with him about how he deals with the many uncertainties of life on the road. Li simply smiled and said, “Just hit the road first. Many things only reveal themselves once you’re on the journey, a bit like The Motorcycle Diaries of Che Guevara.”
Xingyu Li - Talents Portrait by Deutsche Welle
What do dreams sound like? Composer Xingyu Li from China takes us on a tour of the soundscapes of his mind. Take a peek into the colorful space where sounds and images meet…