The Sounds like a Book platform emerged as a series of lectures and workshops held by a group of book specialists and artists at the University of Arts in Bucharest, Romania: Carla Duschka (Atelierul de Grafică and Ciprian Isac), Alina Șerban (P+4), Matei Câlția (Galeria Posibilă), Nicu Ilfoveanu (artist), Stela Lie (founder of Clubul Ilustratorilor), Dinu Dumbrăvicean and Carmen Apetrei (graphic designers) and Loredana Bostacă (Antalis).  

Addressing primarily the students, the program took place between April and May 2016, with a wide range of contributors exploring the theme of translation, from concept to materiality. Alongside theoretical discussions, technical aspects were also dealt with, including an introduction to design software (Adrian Medeleanu, graphic designer), paper selection (Loredana Bostacă – Antalis), and bookbinding (Graphomat design studio). As April was dedicated to a series of encounters between students and invited experts, May marked the beginning of research into the workshop’s central theme: image translated through sound. To help out the participants, artists Nicu Ilfoveanu and Octav Avramescu discussed the process of translating sound into photography, using their collaborative book-based project ’Found and Lost’ as a case study.

The exhibition opened on the 6th of June at UNAgaleria, Bucharest, gathering the works reflecting upon how sound can be visually mediated in printed matter.

Artists: Alle Dicu, Anna Grozavu, Vlad Ster, Ana-Maria Preduț, Patric Pavel, Daniela Șerban, Iris Arsu, Denis Radi, Mihai Șovăială, Andreea Vlăduț, Andrei Măceșanu, Irina Costescu, Ana-Maria Dudu, Roxana Ardeleanu, Alexandra Dinu, Ștefan Sebastian, Marina Gabriela Soare, Alina Cerescu, Lin Al Choibi, Ștefania Sbârlici, Doroteea Ispas, Diana Lemnaru and Alexandru Ivan.