Katarina Radaljac

The Art of Sound Walks

Lecture

The two-hour broadcast explores the meaning and breadth of sound walks – an artistic format that focuses on sensitizing our perception of the environment and questioning our involvement and influence on it.

Simon Law

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Katarina Radaljac

She works as a producer, curator and researcher in the field of sound art and sound walks. Her practice focuses on the development and contextualisation of sound-based practices that connect walking, listening and space, and she collaborates with international platforms dedicated to the art of walking and listening.

COLOPHON

Artist: Katarina Radaljac
Photo: Simon Law

Author of the broadcast: Katarina Radaljac
Guests: Carina Pesch, Anna Cecilie Lie, Alexander Johannes Heil, Laura Mitcheson, Stefaan van Biesen, Martin Eccles, Andrew Stuck, Geert Vermeire, Babak Fakhamzadeh, Irena Pivka
Cover photo: Simon Law
Production: 3rd programme of Radio Slovenia – programme Ars
In collaboration: Cona, Institute for Contemporary Arts Processing
Part of the festival: Sound Walk City · prelude

Sound Walk City · prelude was initiated by the walk · listen · create platform, in collaboration with the Cona Institute. The Ljubljana edition is produced by the Cona Institute, Steklenik Gallery.

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