De Zwerm
for 'De Zwerm' we are investigating the possibilities to place 20 wireless speakers in a mesh network
aifoon is an organization that examines different methods of involving a wide audience in the many facets of sound and listening art. We work on concepts and creative experiments, and we test technical possibilities. All our projects undergo a co-creative growth process.
for 'De Zwerm' we are investigating the possibilities to place 20 wireless speakers in a mesh network
Through artistic productions and interventions, training programs and participatory projects, aifoon teases and questions various listening attitudes and strategies.
From sound acrobatics to soundwalks ...
Listening in a tactile way.
An acrobat and a composer explore the boundaries between man, nature and technology.
A colourful children's performance by the circus company Grensgeval with a sound design by aifoon
Make our mobile spin and let the sounds surrround you.
Walk with a blindfold and listen to the city.
Relax and surrender to sound.
How can you subtly manipulate an audio environment?
Everyday objects tell their story
Get started yourself with our toolboxes or follow a customised, multi-day programme
a noise laboratory for children: adventurous listening and reckless composing, with a microphone as an instrument and daily life as a source of sounds and inspiration
Workshop sessions on sound and listening art for educational and recreational contexts
For teachers and educationalists as well as for performing artists.
A free online toolbox on listening skills for primary schools.
A toolbox around acoustic comfort in the classroom.
A group of artists reflect on listening and listening attitudes.
In these projects, we work long-term with different audiences: making recordings, talking about sound and listening together, making compositions, ...
an international project in which children examine and exchange their auditory environment with other children all over the world
How can words describe sounds? Listen to the podcast, check out our research and get involved.
a sound panorama of the Ghent neighbourhood 'Papegaaiwijk'
How do we listen to life in the city?
Pupils from six schools in the Sluizeken-Tolhuis-Ham-Dok district of Ghent hunt for sounds in their neighbourhood.
A selection of projects from the past
What does the trip from your home to your school sound like?
from 2014 to 2017 aifoon took up a residency in Huis van Alijn, a museum about the culture of everyday life
an auditory installation and performance for children (8+) and adults
a project about the melting pot of sounds that is the Ghent Canal Zone
an original, accessible and above all witty family quiz full of facts and anecdotes about sound and everything that has to do with it
Experimenting and composing with "inaudible" sounds
Visit a museum with an AudioCollier, a pendant with a speaker incorporated
walk around with a backpack that plays a sound composition