Forum I: Sound Art – Art Sound

Forum I: Sound Art – Art Sound
In the context of POSITION. Forum und Ausstellung – a series of events organised by BBK Hamburg
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 6 – 8 pm, start: 6:30 pm
Speakers: Adnan Softić, Julia Nordholz and David Wallraf

Sound art is located at the interface of visual art and music, with aesthetic borrowings from both fields. Thus, on the one hand, there are intersections with installative, performative art and, on the other, with experimental, often electronic music, always with the invitation of a polymodal perception of spatiality, temporality and objecthood. Even though this interplay of sound and visuality has a long (art) tradition, sound art is underrepresented in art discourse. In Forum I, it will therefore be given attention. We want to talk to artists, theoreticians and curators about the artistic practices of sound art. What is sound anyway? What is a soundscape, what is a field recording? Does sound have a materiality? How have technological advances influenced the developments and possibilities of sound art, what creative impulses have emerged as a result?

Curated by Carsten Rabe and Madeleine Lauw

POSITION. Forum und Ausstellung is a series of events organised by the Professional Association of Visual Artists Hamburg (BBK). It offers panel discussions on cultural-political topics with reference to the visual arts.