sound-poetic workshop
introductory meeting, Friday, 20 Sep, 10:00
workshop execution, 25–29 Sep
Cukrarna, classroom and surroundings

How do we tune into the city? How do we recognise that the everyday soundscape of the city, enveloping us as we open the window or step onto the street, is, in essence, the longest and most enduring musical composition? How do we grasp the artistic endeavour of crafting an acoustic ecology and psychogeography that requires an active awareness of our auditory surroundings while immersed in urban life? How do we interpret and engage with such artworks, intervening in them in a meaningful way?

The education programme unfolds alongside the To)pot festival of radical soundwalks, offering a dedicated strand aimed at educating young people in auditory sensitisation and critical-poetic reflection. Participants throughout the festival will echo its events by listening and documenting their experiences. Festival diary aims to cultivate the ability to reflect upon and be attuned to what is happening around us, nurturing an active mindset amidst diverse artistic expressions. The collective sound work of workshop participants will be broadcast on the airwaves of Radio Študent. Irena Pivka, Saška Rakef and Marta Medvešek will hold lectures as part of the workshop.

Audio works by the participants of the workshop:

Lucka Zajc: Dovolj_1

Filip Jelovšek: Topotornotopot

Naomi Uma Zorman: mal zadihi

Tadej Grum: Terapija za ušesa

Ana Lorger: Pasivistka

Veronika Rakovec: js pa ti feminist

Lara Slekovec: Restart

Sava šumi [Urška Savič] is a critic and journalist active in the field of cultural politics, working also as a photographer and radio artist. She finished her BA in photography at FAMU Prague in 2014 and obtained her MA at the Department of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (ALUO), University of Ljubljana (2020). As a self-employed cultural worker, she contributes to various publications, co-creates multimedia projects, is part of the editorial board of Fotografija magazine and teaches at the ALUO Photography Department. Between 2015 and 2019, she was an active user of the Autonomous Rog Factory.

Workshop partner: Radio Študent.