SALONG
A group of artists came together to reflect on listening and the art of listening. They explored how memories, technique, music, imagination, and context influence the way we listen – both individually and collectively. Inspired by this diversity, they did not set out to compile a scientific inventory, but instead created their own list of ways of listening.
Download the list here (open the document in Acrobat Reader to click through to the audio clips) or listen to them below.
SALONG is...
- Caroline Claus: urban planner
- Diederik De Cock: sound designer
- Eva De Groote: writer, facilitator, podcast creator
- Stijn Demeulenaere: sound artist
- Boris Snauwaert: photographer/spatial planner
- Heleen Van Haegenborgh: composer
- Thomas Vertongen: sound designer
- Anyuta Wiazemsky: artist
- Ellen Stynen: editor of the long-form article about Salong
What did the group listen to?
The SALONG members held a “Sound Walk” and listened to, among other things, Stijn Demeulenaere’s concert (Cinéma pour l’Oreille during “Phonorama”), Chris Watson’s Vatnajökull, Matthew Herbert’s One Pig, and more...