THE SONIC AND THE VOID – MUSIC SHARING CIRCLE

From the barely audible and the overheard to broken rhythms emerging from the underground, »the sonic and the void« offers a space for exchange for anyone interested in experimental music and critical sound practices. By sharing music, field recordings, texts and other sound-related projects we collectively ask:

How does silence proliferate and haunt our collective memories?
When does intentional silence and secrecy become an act of resistance?
Can the largely unheard form a resonant space for counter-publics?

You are warmly invited to join our sonic gathering and share sounds that inspire you or that you created. If you are interested in participating drop us a dm and we’ll send you further information. You can join on the following dates: Sat. 6 April / Sun. 12 May / Sun. 16 June. Our first meeting takes place on April 6 at 2.30pm as part of the Open Studios at Künstlerhaus Stuttgart.

We look forward to meeting you, Kosmas & Theov (with Theo Ferreira Gomes)

LAF – LEERSTAND ALS FREIRAUM E.V.

"We, LAF – Leerstand als Freiraum e.V., are a non-profit association founded by students and young graduates of design, art theory, philosophy and computer science. We stand up for cultural environments in Pforzheim. We initiate projects, which are situated within the fields of art, electronic music and society. For this purpose, we transform vacant buildings in the city center into experimental exhibition platforms. Abandoned spaces – up until now a symbol of idle, lack and unused opportunities – turn into open spaces through exhibitions, discussions and various events. It is our goal to bridge societal, artistic and architectural space and to initiate a dialogue on relevant subjects regarding the city, art and contemporary issues."

Kosmas has been an active member of LAF from 2020 - 2023, & board member from 2021 - 2023
Find examples of events carried out at LAF further below.

An exhibition and exchange format activating public space through young student positions.
How are currents of desire involved in the production of the materiality of gold and water? How can we trace the complexities of value fluctuations and streams of extractive productions while engaging in poetic processes that attune us to desirable futures and initiate them?

GOLD - Eine Auseinandersetzung mit dem Wert und dem Preis von Gold jenseits der wirtschaftlichen Bedeutung
- Hannah Tatarelli, Josefin Böttiger, Maximilan Schmidauer
The project explores the strata and relations of gold as a material in cultural, social, political and ecological contexts. In the form of haptic objects, a video installation and a magazine, the three design students create a multi-perspective approach to gold as a material and a myth.

STUDIE AUS DEM WASSER - Leah O´Callaghan
On display are three complete analog films that explore the element of water as a plane between lens and subject. Through the distortion and refraction of light, the subjects are transformed by the materiality of water. Out of moments of intimacy and curiosity, photographs were taken with an analog underwater camera from various bodies of water. Instead of using the viewfinder of the camera, photography is understood as and practiced with the whole body.

The project TANZ UNPLUGGED by Lina Höhne takes place in the absence of somatic exchange during the pandemic. Postcards that enable the social networks of everybody in a time of “social distancing” were installed to take away in public space. They comprise scores which include the body aswell as the option to be split into multiple smaller cards with the potential of further entanglement of the recipients. Alongside the cards, Photographs that were taken during an intergenerational dance piece create a link to a time, when closeness of bodies and generations was still normal.

Co-Creation: Kosmas Dinh
Graphic design: Bruno Jacoby