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When does listening become an artistic act? (English)
Aifoon has gathered a wealth of knowledge and insights about sound and listening, which we’re excited to share with you through Wikifoon – our knowledge base.
Here, you’ll find articles that delve into concepts like listening art and listening postures, along with practical tools and exercises you can try yourself. Use the tags to quickly find what you’re looking for.
Wikifoon is a work in progress and is continuously growing and evolving. At the moment, some essays are still in Dutch. We're working on having them translated.
When does listening become an artistic act? (English)
A video and text by Flanders Arts Institute on the history and players of Flemish sound art. (English)
A spontaneous application to become a city composer (Dutch)
How can you describe sounds with words? Check out the results of our participatory research. (Dutch)
A group of artists was stimulated by the diverse ways of listening. So they decided to compile a list of possible listening postures. (English)
What did the past sound like? Which sounds have or will disappear? And how can we preserve them? (Dutch)
Take someone out for a walk blindfolded and let them experience the city in a different way. (Dutch)
Relax and let your listening be stretched by a beauty of sounds... (Dutch)
A listening exercise to explore the different dimensions of listening. (English)
Can we design cities to be pleasant to our ears? An interview with sound professor Marcel Cobussen. (Dutch)
An article by MIT Technology Review on the importance of sound in a city. (English)
Fascinating TED talk by sound expert Julian Treasure with 5 exercises to listen more consciously. (English)
40 questions that open up your way of listening, formulated by the founder of deep listening. (English)
Poor acoustics negatively affect children's concentration, and cause voice problems for teachers. (Dutch)
DIY home expeditions full of listening exercises. (English)
A toolbox of audio clips and accompanying listening questions. (English)
By what theories are aifoon's methods inspired? (Dutch)
Roadmap for teachers, tutors or workshop facilitators. (Dutch)
Field recording is not just about recording sounds, but also what you do with them. (Dutch)
Guide a group to make their own recordings and use them to create their own soundscape or soundscape. (Dutch)
"I expected it to be super quiet, but nothing could be further from the truth." (Dutch)
Adding extra sound to make an auditory environment more pleasant - how does it work? (Dutch)
How can we design cities that account for auditory factors in their urban planning? How do people experience the sounds of a city? (English)
aifoon onderzoekt het luisteren in de stad en daarbuiten. Om ons onderzoek breder te kaderen, maakten we een podcast. (Dutch)
Hoe aifoon al vijftien jaar luisteren verheft tot (een) kunst. Een interview van Evelyne Coussens met Stijn Dickel. (Dutch)
Deze map biedt suggesties voor activiteiten in de klas vóór- of nadat
jullie naar de voorstelling Murmur komen kijken. (Dutch)
Geen luisterkunst zonder deelnemers of toehoorders. (Dutch)
Listening has more layers than we might think. What about the distinction between ‘hearing’ and ‘listening’? How does our own personal context and culture influence things? (English)