Nikola Drole,Lina Eržen,Tadej Grum,Zala Kramperšek,Maša Milčinski,Ajda Pirtovšek

The Wall Between the Dead and the Living

Soundwalk

After a funeral, we often try to move on quickly. Our world is about life, not death. For most of us, there is no clear before and after until it happens.

This soundwalk opens public space to what is usually unsaid, unspoken or suppressed, yet remains present as a shared feeling.

Why is there a wall between the dead and the living?

The soundwalk begins and ends at the same location and unfolds as a collective walk, where space, voice and sound intertwine in a reflection on memory, community and our relationship to death.

After a funeral, we often try to move on quickly. Our world is about life, not death. For most of us, there is no clear before and after until it happens.

This soundwalk opens public space to what is usually unsaid, unspoken or suppressed, yet remains present as a shared feeling.

Why is there a wall between the dead and the living?

The soundwalk begins and ends at the same location and unfolds as a collective walk, where space, voice and sound intertwine in a reflection on memory, community and our relationship to death.

Nikola Drole

Works in the field of performing arts, focusing on acting, facilitation and spoken word in collective and public contexts.

Lina Eržen

Author and screenwriter whose work explores narrative structures and social themes across media.

Tadej Grum

Engaged in journalism and radio art, exploring sound as a narrative medium.

Zala Kramperšek

Journalist and creator working at the intersection of speech, storytelling and sound formats.

Maša Milčinski

Works with language, speech and pronunciation, collaborating on sound-based and performative projects.

Ajda Pirtovšek

Playwright and performer exploring personal and social themes through theatre and sound.

Creative team: Nikola Drole, Lina Eržen, Tadej Grum, Zala Kramperšek, Maša Milčinski, Ajda Pirtovšek
Music: Jasmin Avdić, Teja Gorenc
Sound design: Urban Gruden
Mentors: Saška Rakef, Tomaž Gubenšek
Proofreading: Mateja Juričan
Photo: Tina Urbajs

Production: UL AGRFT, partner Cona 2024/2025.

The soundwalk The Wall Between the Dead and the Living is part of the Death – Life project, funded by the University of Ljubljana Fund for the Arts, and co-produced by the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, University of Ljubljana, and the Cona institute.

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