Sounds Queer? exhibition at VBKÖ
*** GENTLE TOGETHER***
FACTS:
*Soft Opening
08.05// 17:00-20:00
*Soft Closing
14.05// 17:00-20:00
*Opening times:
9th/11th/12th/13th of May 15:00-19:00.
*Please bring your favorite FFP2 mask and testing will be highly appreciated.
We have missed you and are looking so much forward to seeing you again!
***Gentle Together***
Collective sound exhibition by Sounds Queer? and workshop participants
“Gentle Together” is combining collective effort to queer up sound art, create a safer space for vulnerability, making mistakes, and deep listening. We propose to approach queer sound not from the perspective of defined sonic characteristics, but rather to open up a discussion on how to work with the sound in a queer way. There should be no one answer to the posed questions, and we are interested in polyphony, meaning many narratives and many stories, creating spaces of tension and exchange.
The Sounds Queer? collective exhibition consists of three elements: a room dedicated to electronic music pioneers, an interactive soundscape made out of workshop try-outs, and a synthesizer picnic for the visitors to play with.
The fragile soundscape created from workshop try-outs is gently nestled in the space corners, responding to your moves. Welcome to the sound picnic. You can rest among synthesizers and their blinking lights. You can try things out, make mistakes and try again. The interactive exhibition embraces all odd, whimsical, and undefined sounds and creates a space to listen, be vulnerable, and curious.
Sounds Queer? is: Zosia Hołubowska, Violeta Gil Martinez, Tony Wagner, Adele Knall
Sounds Queer? is a Vienna-based collective working on the intersection of electronic music, sound art, and queer activism. We share knowledge and tools because we believe that music can create a safer space to exchange experiences and express yourself. A synthesizer can be a feminist spaceship to challenge not only rules in music but also social norms. We organize workshops, collective jams, performances, and shows.