An interactive sound installation for dogs where play becomes an art form, inviting them to explore, create music, and, most importantly, play.
woofy woofy ૮֊˕֊ა੭ bow-wow hauhau
Gabriela Wacławska and Joe Rutland Walker as part of Beta Festival
17 – 19 November 2026
This is a limited capacity event. Each half hour slot welcomes 5 dogs and their owners into the space.
woofy woofy ૮֊˕֊ა੭ bow-wow hauhau is a playful, interactive sound installation that explores what happens when dogs are given the freedom to play, explore and simply be themselves. It is inspired by the importance of play in adulthood and by the idea that play does not have to be productive, controlled or performed. While researching the project, sound artist Gabriela Wacławska became particularly interested in dog toys and how they naturally encourage movement, curiosity and interaction.
About the artist, Gabriela Waclawska
Gabriela Waclawska is a Polish multidisciplinary artist, composer, and performer based in Dublin whose practice explores the intersection of sound, technology, and participation. Trained in electroacoustic composition and media technologies at Trinity College Dublin, she works with live electronics, interactive systems, synthesisers, field recordings, electromagnetic pickup, and experimental sound methodologies. Her work investigates AI, interspecies listening, urban sound environments, and sensory experience through performance, installation, and technology-driven artistic research. She has presented work at festivals and artist-led programmes across Ireland and the UK, including Sonorities Festival, Scene + Heard, Liberties Festival, and Complex Kirikos Takeover.
Support credits
Beta Festival is co-founded by The Digital Hub and is a Project Arts Centre Associate Festival with ADAPT Research Centre as research partner.
Poster design
Ly Hagan
Dates & Times
17 – 19 November
12pm – 12:30pm
12:45pm – 1:15pm
1:30 - 2pm
2:15 – 2:45pm
3: – 3:30pm
3:45 – 4:15pm
4:30 – 5pm
5:15 – 5:45pm
Tickets
Free, booking required
Please note: one ticket grants entry to one dog and their owner
Space
Cube
Duration
30 minutes
Genres
Festival
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