The Journal

The Temperature of Music

The Temperature of Music

Rafi Mercer explores the temperature of music — how warmth, coolness, and climate shape the tone and emotion of sound.

The Temperature of Music

Rafi Mercer explores the temperature of music — how warmth, coolness, and climate shape the tone and emotion of sound.

Textures That Listen

Textures That Listen

Rafi Mercer explores textures that listen — how wood, wool, and stone shape the warmth and humanity of sound.

Textures That Listen

Rafi Mercer explores textures that listen — how wood, wool, and stone shape the warmth and humanity of sound.

Lighting the Room for Listening

Lighting the Room for Listening

Rafi Mercer explores lighting the room for listening — how colour temperature, shadow, and rhythm shape the emotional tone of sound.

Lighting the Room for Listening

Rafi Mercer explores lighting the room for listening — how colour temperature, shadow, and rhythm shape the emotional tone of sound.

The Scent of Sound

The Scent of Sound

Rafi Mercer explores the scent of sound — how fragrance, from incense to whisky vapour, shapes the mood and memory of listening.

The Scent of Sound

Rafi Mercer explores the scent of sound — how fragrance, from incense to whisky vapour, shapes the mood and memory of listening.

The Listening Room at Home

The Listening Room at Home

In the final essay of The Geometry of Listening, Rafi Mercer explores the rise of the home listening room — intimate spaces built for sound, stillness, and care.

The Listening Room at Home

In the final essay of The Geometry of Listening, Rafi Mercer explores the rise of the home listening room — intimate spaces built for sound, stillness, and care.

The Sound of Belonging

The Sound of Belonging

Rafi Mercer explores the sound of belonging — how shared listening and quiet togetherness create community in a fragmented world.

The Sound of Belonging

Rafi Mercer explores the sound of belonging — how shared listening and quiet togetherness create community in a fragmented world.