Oscillation ::: o tempo is looming around the temporal corner

Excitement reigns supreme in the Q-O2 office: our annual aural banquet is looming just around the temporal corner. To set the mood right, or, to guide the stray ones through this year’s program, part of the Oscillation team recorded a mix at Kiosk Radio, which can be listened to here. Besides these glad tidings, there’s some bad news for late deciders: our festival passes sold out over a week ago, as did the saturday tickets. For the other three days and the Charlemagne Palestine concert, there are still tickets available, but, as the saying goes, don’t sleep on it! Places are also still available for most workshops.

Yenting Hsu is an artist from Taiwan. She started her residency with a research about objects, but then turned to the theme of ‘meetings’ and ‘intersections’, which reflects her fascination for the diversity of cultures in Brussels. For her presentation, Yenting will propose a listening session in which she weaves together field recordings and interviews. She will also share reflections about her exploration, how her original project concept intersects with the later idea, and how the topic dialogues with her Taiwanese experience.

Going Out explores the relationship between walking, listening, and soundmaking in the arts – from the first soundwalks and itinerant performances in the 1960s to today’s manifold ambulatory projects. The book consists of an extensive essay by Elena Biserna followed by an anthology of 51 historical and contemporary contributions in the form of documentation, essays, interviews, manifestos, scores, narratives and reflections.

Going Out is still on tour! Be sure not to miss Elena when you are around:

April 27, 28 – Venice: Talk & workshop @ IUAV
May 11 – Berlin: Book Launch @ Errant Sound
May 13 – Berlin: workshop Walking from Scores

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