September’s here again: our supposed summer break gently gives way to old routines. To those who question the usefulness of these, we would like to refer again to Hans-Christian Dany’s talk at Oscillation ::: o tempo in April.
Two post-residency presentations are scheduled for this transition: Nika Son experiments on a new composition for a multi-channel sound piece in interaction with light and moving image, and Clara Lévy & Stéphane Clor blur the lines between acoustic and amplified sounds through a system of transducers set on their instruments and within the space on various sounding bodies.
Furthermore, it marks the return of one of our most longstanding routines – the Second Sundays series – or wait, is this edition with Clara Lévy actually taking place on the third Sunday of September? A transition it truly seems to be.
And lastly for all you seasoned residency-hoppers, you know the routine: two more weeks to apply for residencies at Q-O2 and our new European project tekhnē.
Post-residency presentation 1 September – 18h-19h – free – @ Q-O2 Nika Son During the residency at Q-O2 Nika Son experiments on a new composition for a multi-channel sound piece in interaction with light and moving image. For the presentation she’s following the thoughts and questions surrounding various states of mind in the wake of insomnia, the desperate striving for sleep and the longing to stay awake in a world of constant consumption and processing. How does our auditory sense shift at the brink of each state? Which senses take over when and why? When do we hear and when do we listen? What happens to the perception of time and its loss? Which overtones are produced? What rhythm do our thoughts set? What influence do surrounding noises and changes in light have on our hearing? When does the perception of space alter and what echoes are generated? As it’s a work in progress, you will see and hear an intermediate state composed for differing speakers, video, flash lights and a fan. [read more]
Post-residency presentation 16 September – 18h-19h – free – @ Q-O2 Clara Lévy & Stéphane Clor – L’oriole L’oriole mixes the string colors from the violin and cello with a timbral mechanism made of transducers set on sounding bodies. The sound of the acoustic instruments vibrates through different materials, offering new possibilities of colors and textures drawn from these suspended resonators. Eery and acute, the music thus flutters in long contemplative flights and sometimes condensates in clouds of screams and raw materials.
Clara Lévy – violin Stéphane Clor – piccolo cello [read more]
Second Sundays #42 17 September – 17h (doors 16h30) – free – @ Q-O2 Clara Lévy Second Sundays is a monthly series initiated by Q-O2. Each session a new guest is invited to share an insight into their own listening, playing and speaking about a selection of sound and music that is important to their thinking or practice. The sessions try to put value on listening to recorded music in a social setting as a space for discussion. The series takes place on the second Sunday of every month. Each session is paired with a cocktail-of-the-month, as decided by the invited guest.
For its forty-second edition, Second Sundays invites violinist Clara Lévy, for a listening session around Hildegard of Bingen and Pauline Oliveros. [read more]
European collaborative project – calls 15 September TEKHNE tekhnē is a collaborative project in which six European organisations aim to explore the emancipatory potential of technology in music and sound art. By engaging critically and creatively with technology, and by putting the focus on the user rather than the developer, technologies and methodologies can be demystified and lead to more autonomous mindsets towards the tools around us. => read more about the project and sign up for the newsletter
tekhnē is pleased to launch the first calls for its collaborative project: research residencies between two and six weeks will be offered by GMEA, TRAFO and Q-O2; a call for commissions for hybrid radio / live performance works, to be premiered in Berlin during the CTM Festival in February 2024, will be hosted by CTM.
More information on the research residencies can be found HERE More information on the call for commissions can be found HERE
Call for residencies 15 September Q-O2 residencies 2024 Q-O2 will host 14 residencies in 2024, 7 for international and 7 for local artists (living in Belgium) working with, on or around sound. We are open to artists, art workers and theorists who wish to work on a research-oriented project. Please mind that we do not organise residencies directed at production. We offer a work studio and material, a creative and communicative environment, and the possibility to present your work to a public and/or propose a workshop. For international residents we provide accommodation in a shared apartment and a contribution to travel expenses of max 150€. A small subsistence budget will be reserved for all artists who do not come with other funding. Residencies are usually four weeks long. To apply, please send a concise project proposal of not more than one page and a link to your website or other secondary information by September 15th to [read more]