Re:Sound renegotiates Eurocentric understandings, conceptions and curations of “heritage”. This Eurocentrism obscures the coloniality of the history that “heritage” is supposed to narrate and obstructs the access of source community stakeholders to their own “heritage”. There is no scholarly or curatorial model to decenter European agency and diversify understandings of… Continue reading
Jay Afrisando and meLê yamomo: “Excuse us! May we enter the space?“ 21.06.2025 / 16:00 – 17:30 | daadgalerie berlin What does it mean to listen ethically? How do Southeast Asian epistemologies of care, access, and presence challenge dominant frameworks of sound and aesthetics rooted in Western philosophical traditions? Drawing… Continue reading
In Sonic Entanglements Podcast 2.5, Gardika Gigih speaks with Roan May and Grace Buenaventura from the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology. They discuss cultural bearer residencies, community archives, and how communities take the lead in preserving and valuing their own cultural memory. With Datu Waway Saway from Talaandig… Continue reading
Knowledge is never innocent. At the heart of the current planetary crisis lays an order of viewing, thinking, and knowing the world as to consume. As this entanglement becomes more and more apparent today, an urge for ‘other epistemologies’ can be observed, especially in the humanities and the arts: ways… Continue reading
Interferences: Live plays one last time at Goethe Institut Amsterdam at 10AM today—yes, a concert in the morning! Have you ever chosen to start your day with a listening piece? It’s surprisingly great: your ears are fresh, your brain hasn’t started multitasking yet, and there’s something poetic about tuning in… Continue reading