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TO)pot Festival: Sound Walk City · prelude

7 September－10 October 2021

Ljubljana, Kranj, Cerknica, program Ars, on-line

Authors
Anne Cecilie Lie,Irena Pivka andBrane Zorman,Robertina Šebjanič,Irena Pivka andBrane Zorman,Anja Podreka,Project Ptich,Babak Fakhamzadeh,Katarina Radaljac,Anne Cecilie Lie,Jasmina Založnik

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. Sound Walk City · prelude is a festival of sound walks, performances and sound works that addresses acoustic ecology through walking as an artistic practice. It is performed in-situ locations and through online and hybrid environments. In terms of content, it complements the parallel Sound Walk September festival within the walk ·  listen · create platform. the prelude is the edition in which the initiators will try to outline the framework and future development of the festival. It is being piloted in Ljubljana and the wider region in cooperation with local partners. The festival is expected to take place every year in a selected city or location around the globe.

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Sunčan Stone, Jovana Djukić

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. Sound Walk City · prelude is a festival of sound walks, performances and sound works that addresses acoustic ecology through walking as an artistic practice. It is performed in-situ locations and through online and hybrid environments. In terms of content, it complements the parallel Sound Walk September festival within the walk ·  listen · create platform. the prelude is the edition in which the initiators will try to outline the framework and future development of the festival. It is being piloted in Ljubljana and the wider region in cooperation with local partners. The festival is expected to take place every year in a selected city or location around the globe.

COLOPHON

Organisation: Irena Pivka, Katarina Radaljac, Andrew Stuck, Geert Vermeire, Babak Fakhamzadeh
Curated by: Irena Pivka, Brane Zorman
Translation and editing: Melita Silič
Cover photo: Sunčan Stone
Illustration: Jovana Djukić
Public relations: Katarina Radaljac
Production: Cona, Institute for Contemporary Arts Processing, 2021

Partners: Cerknica Cultural Centre, Notranjska Regional Park, ARS, Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for the Arts, Layer House, PTICH, Notam, Acoustic Commons, LJUDMILA Art and Science Laboratory.
Funders: City of Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Culture, Creative Europe Desk Slovenia, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Public Administration.

Programme

  • Prikaži vse
  • Soundwalk
  • Concert
  • Exhibition
  • Workshop

Katarina Radaljac

The Art of Sound Walks

A radio broadcast exploring the meaning and scope of sound walks as an artistic format.

Project Ptich

Green Tour by Bike

A green cycling tour presenting Ljubljana from an ecological perspective, connecting sustainability, art and local initiatives.

Anne Cecilie Lie

(dis)solutions II

An 8-channel sound composition reflecting on the proximity between bodies through water.

Anja Podreka

Mapping Memories – Sava, Majdičev log

A soundwalk exploring the Sava River as a water body flowing through place and time of human history, revealing traces of coexistence between nature and humans.

Jasmina Založnik

Escaping Accelerated Reality

A lecture and talk reflecting on sound walks as an artistic practice that resists acceleration, spectacle and self-referentiality.

Babak Fakhamzadeh

Beat a Situationist. At His Own Game

An interactive workshop exploring psychogeography, dérive and the subversion of the spectacle through the use of the mobile application Dérive app.

Irena Pivka and Brane Zorman

Sandbox

A walk along the railway tracks, with the help of an app and headphones, leads a viewer, a wanderer and an eavesdropper into a performative space.

Robertina Šebjanič

Dark Drops

An urban sound walk along the Ljubljanica River revealing the sonic world of karst underground water systems.

Irena Pivka and Brane Zorman

Earthling Gaia

A walking sound performance that uses sound, movement, and the inclusion of space to encourage young people’s engagement outdoors while fostering ecological reflection and mindfulness.

Anne Cecilie Lie

Sound Walking in the Anthropocene

A reflection on sound walking in the Anthropocene and on how technology and ecology shape contemporary artistic practices.

COLOPHON

Organisation: Irena Pivka, Katarina Radaljac, Andrew Stuck, Geert Vermeire, Babak Fakhamzadeh
Curated by: Irena Pivka, Brane Zorman
Translation and editing: Melita Silič
Cover photo: Sunčan Stone
Illustration: Jovana Djukić
Public relations: Katarina Radaljac
Production: Cona, Institute for Contemporary Arts Processing, 2021

Partners: Cerknica Cultural Centre, Notranjska Regional Park, ARS, Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for the Arts, Layer House, PTICH, Notam, Acoustic Commons, LJUDMILA Art and Science Laboratory.
Funders: City of Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Culture, Creative Europe Desk Slovenia, Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Public Administration.