With Ann Cotten, Lonnie Holley, Duduzile L S Mathonsi, moderated by Natasha A. Kelly English original version Lectures, panel, Nov 13, 2022
English original version Keynote, Nov 13, 2022
With Heiko Hoffmann, Lisa Rovner English original version Panel, Nov 12, 2022
If truth is stranger than fiction, why shouldn’t music be stranger than science fiction? Sounds manipulate space and time, unlock new dimensions and open wormholes in parallel universes. In this respect, sonic fiction does the same as fantasy literature: It distorts the present and creates space for alternative worlds. With quotes from works by J. G. Ballard, Jimmy Carter, Becky Chambers, Kodwo Eshun, Ursula K. Le Guin, Daniel Oberhaus, Sun Ra, Holger Schulze, David Tudor, Whitney Wei.
In the approach to Jupiter, the sun can be heard singing. But apart from the soundscapes on neighboring planets or in black holes, according to probability theory there is also extraterrestrial music. Science fiction literature has made it possible to understand how it might sound: a cacophony of smells or a symphony of free energy flows. With quotes from works by Isaac Asimov, Octavia E. Butler, Becky Chambers, Edward George, Stanislav Lem, Andi Petculescu, Sun Ra.
Festival: Concerts, films, talks, installations Nov 10–13, 2022
The slogan used to advertise Ridley Scott’s science fiction film “Alien” is nothing more than a statement of fact: In space, no one can hear you scream. But isn’t the idea of sound everywhere in space, which is permeated to the last corner by cosmic background radiation, like an echo of the Big Bang? With quotes from works by Isaac Asimov, Jimmy Carter, Samuel R. Delany, Donna Haraway, N.K. Jemisin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Stanisław Lem, Sun Ra, Arkadi and Boris Strugazki.
Part of “Documentary Moments” With Rene Gabri, Ayreen Anastas, François Bucher and Eyal Sivan Talk, screening, Jun 4, 2010
Award Ceremony, Jun 18, 2019
Part of “The New Weird” Discussion with Jim Clarke, Tom McCarthy, Alison Sperling, Elvia Wilk English original version Mar 28, 2019
Part of “The New Weird” English original version Lecture, Mar 28, 2019
Part of “The New Weird” English original version Mar 28, 2019
Lectures, discussion, Mar 28 2019
Part of “The New Weird” With Tom McCarthy, Elvia Wilk, Alison Sperling and Jim Clarke English original version Discussion, Mar 28, 2019
English original version Mar 28, 2019
Part of “The New Weird” English original version Lecture, Mar 28, 2019
Final Discussion, Sep 8, 2017 Original version