Calling all Berlin field recordists. On Saturday 24 August we gather on Tempelhofer Feld for an afternoon picnic: to meet, to share the sounds and stories we have collected, and to celebrate the strange craft of pointing microphones at the world.
Bring your recordings and play them, or simply come and listen to what others bring back. Talk about gear and tricks, about how you found a sound and what it taught you. Between the snacks there are two short talks, on collective listening, on sound work as an art form, and on how recordings can reveal the social fabric and history of a place: from the calls of street vendors to the city’s ambient hum.
Speakers
- Ján Solčáni, sound artist, field recordist and researcher; co-founder and curator of the label Skupina, curator of the listening archive Unseen, and PhD candidate at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Brno.
- Wouter Jaspers, sound artist and instrument maker, founder of Sonic Artefacts and co-founder of KOMA Elektronik, working with self-built instruments, radio waves and field recordings. wouterjaspers.com
Practical
- When: Saturday 24 August, 14:00 to 18:00
- Where: Tempelhofer Feld, near the firefighters’ plane (map)
- Bring: recordings, headphones if you like, and your own drinks. I’ll bring snacks and a first round of drinks too.
Whether you have recorded for decades or are just starting, you are welcome.
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