SOUND AND MUSIC IN THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF INFANTS, BABIES, AND VULNERABLE GROUPS, part 1
FRI 16–SUN 18 JUN, VENUES ACROSS LJUBLJANA
(admission free)
The international symposium explores the role of sound and music in the more delicate life periods and situations. It focuses on the earliest developmental periods and the meaning of music for the vulnerable individuals and groups in different circumstances and social positions, such as the marginalised, the elderly, the ill, refugees, and asylum seekers. The first part of the symposium consists of a series of musical events and sound installations resounding through Ljubljana.
FRIDAY 16 JUNE
WHAT DOGS HEAR (Belgium, Slovenia)
15.00, 16.00, and 17.00, Modern Gallery Auditorium
Author: Aernoudt Jacobs
Vocalists: Ina Puntar, Tea Vidmar, Žiga Jenko, Tisa Neža Herlec
The installation transposes inaudible frequencies in the audible spectre using the human voice. The author records, analyses, and transforms electromagnetic signals, infrasonic and ultrasonic frequencies using instruments of his own design. The result is then transcribed as sheet music and interpreted by singers.
THE SYMPHONY OF THE SIEGE (BiH, Slovenia)
18.00, ZRC SAZU ATRIUM
Author: Haris Sahačić
Haris Sahačić is the author of numerous radio events and broadcasts, radio plays, art concepts, audio essays, art critiques and poetry collections in German and Bosnian. In 2008 he was awarded a scholarship by the Bauhaus University Weimar and the Hans Böckler Foundation, while the Medienanstalt Sachsen Anhalt in 2009 awarded him the honorary mention for his radio work. Since mid-2017 he has been working as a Marie Curie Alumni Associate on the Transmaking project, where he is artistically exploring the theme of ‘Quintessence as public space’, while also working closely with the institutions Relais Culture Europe and ZRC SAZU. Today, he is the head of the administration and radio of the CRVENA Association for Culture and Arts.
SATURDAY 17 JUNE
I LULL THE WORLD (Slovenia)
11.00, 19.00, 21.00, Stage outside MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova)
Author: Tomaž Rauch
I Lull the World is a sound realm entwining the intimate and the universal. It blends primal sound snippets from ancient peoples and traditions prioritising the direct contact of mother and child. Tomaž Rauch is a composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist especially interested in folk music. His dedicated work with the genre began in the band Trinajsto Prase and continued in many other ensembles. As a great connoisseur of traditional music from all parts of the world, he hosts the shows A Cup of Music and Distant Sound Worlds on Radio Slovenia’s Ars Program.
AIR PLATFORM (EUROPE)
12.00, Stage outside MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova)
AIR or Abstract Infinity Radio is an alternative, infinite radio station that listens in on the world of various radiophonic events and stores all the resulting impressions deep into the subconscious. It then takes all the memories to shape itself while progressively learning the principles of how to combine a variety of sounds. It is a sonic sculpture, an Internet mixing console blending channels and artists from across the globe. The platform is created with the technological support of Jožef Štefan Institute.
SING, PILLOW, SING (Slovenia)
12.05, MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova)
Authors: Irena Pivka and Brane Zorman
The sound of an unmown wild meadow, wind rustling in the trees, birdsong from the nearby shruband the gurgling of the swallos att he next house over blends with the evening song of crickets and the buzzing of a sleepy bumblebee … between the pillows. Like a wide, soft bosom where the sound of a summer evening meadow mixes with a loved one’s breathing and heartbeat of a loved one. A resting space fitted with soft sonic pillows encourages silent and active listening. The sonic pillows complement the musical composition and enables babies, toddlers, and their caretakers.
SONIC VOYAGE (Slovenia)
12.05, MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova)
Author: Blaž Pavlica
A sonic adventure beckoning children to explore new environments mlike farms, factories, forests, and jungles. They can immerse themselves in soundscapes by using a touchscreen to move sounds through virtual space and hear the alterations through a 16 speakers criss-crossing the sound imersion dome. The intuitive visual representation of the soundscape allows the children to become acquainted with the abstract concept of sound in space and learn active listening through play. Visual design: Jure Anžiček, dome manufacture: Staš Vrenko, technical support: Luka Frelih, producer: Katja Pahor, production: Društvo Ljudmila, Laboratorij za znanost in umetnost, and Radio Slovenia 3, ARS programme.
LISTENING TOGETHER – HEARING THE WORLD (Slovenia)
12.05, MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova)
Otroci slovenskih vrtcev so skupaj poslušali radijske igre in ob njih ustvarjali. Z vzgojiteljicami so ustvarili pester kolaž prijateljstva, veselja in odkritja, kako dragoceni smo drug drugemu, kadar se skupaj umirimo in pozorno prisluhnemo zgodbi, drug drugemu in samemu sebi. Na B-AIR Festivalu zvoka v sodelovanju z NIJZ predstavljamo razstavo otroških del in globokih misli, ki so jih o skupnem poslušanju prispevale vzgojiteljice. Sodelujoči vrtci: Vrtec Urša Domžale, Montessori vrtec modra pikica, Vrtec pod gradom, Otroški vrtec Metlika, Vrtec Ilirska Bistrica, Vrtec mavrica Brežice, Vrtec Jarše, Vrtec Domžale, Vrtec pri OŠ Orehek Kranj, Vrtec Manka Golarja Gornja Radgona, Vrtec pri Oš Korena, Vrtci občine Moravske Toplice, Vrtec pri Oš Sladki Vrh, Vrtec pri OŠ Toneta Tomšiča Knežak, Vrtec Borisa Pečeta Maribor.
FROM WOMB TO WORLD TO WORLD OF WONDERS (GERMANY)
4 pm, Stage outside MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova)
Merzouga (Eva Poepplein in Janko Hanushevsky)
Improvisation combining electronics, processed bass guitar, toys, recordings of Slovenian children’s songs, and field recordings weaves a dense web of references, which address memories, experiences, and associations of both children and adults. The duo combines sounds familiar to children, a mixture of simple musical forms, and unexpected techniques of contemporary electro-acoustic and improvised music in order to put on a performances that avoids the cliches of “music for children” while still providing an accesible sonic experience. “From the moment we open our ears in the womb, we plug into the sonic continuum. The world is full of rhythmic pulsation and melodies created by life, which we simultaneously perceive and create always and everywhere. The life of the city, its voices and sonosrities become a part of the live performance. To listen means to connect. Once we open our ears to the world around us it becomes a womb. We realise that we are a part of the oscillating web of life embracing our planet.”
SUNDAY 18 JUNE
Authors: Irena Pivka and Brane Zorman
The sound of an unmown wild meadow, wind rustling in the trees, birdsong from the nearby shruband the gurgling of the swallos att he next house over blends with the evening song of crickets and the buzzing of a sleepy bumblebee … between the pillows. Like a wide, soft bosom where the sound of a summer evening meadow mixes with a loved one’s breathing and heartbeat of a loved one. A resting space fitted with soft sonic pillows encourages silent and active listening. The sonic pillows complement the musical composition and enables babies, toddlers, and their caretakers.
10 am, MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova)
Author: Blaž Pavlica
A sonic adventure beckoning children to explore new environments mlike farms, factories, forests, and jungles. They can immerse themselves in soundscapes by using a touchscreen to move sounds through virtual space and hear the alterations through a 16 speakers criss-crossing the sound imersion dome. The intuitive visual representation of the soundscape allows the children to become acquainted with the abstract concept of sound in space and learn active listening through play. Visual design: Jure Anžiček, dome manufacture: Staš Vrenko, technical support: Luka Frelih, producer: Katja Pahor, production: Društvo Ljudmila, Laboratorij za znanost in umetnost, and Radio Slovenia 3, ARS programme.
10 am, Stage outside MSUM (Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova)
AIR or Abstract Infinity Radio is an alternative, infinite radio station that listens in on the world of various radiophonic events and stores all the resulting impressions deep into the subconscious. It then takes all the memories to shape itself while progressively learning the principles of how to combine a variety of sounds. It is a sonic sculpture, an Internet mixing console blending channels and artists from across the globe. The platform is created with the technological support of Jožef Štefan Institute.
Admission free.
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