#2 Windows
A selection of windows, for your eyes and ears, from makers all around the world:
Adrian Wood - is a nonfiction sound artist working at the intersection of landscape and identity. Adrian has shown work in the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Institut für Alles Mögliche (Berlin), Hundred Years Gallery (London) and the College of William & Mary. Adrian’s work has been featured in online broadcasts and publications including Hyperallergic. Adrian has been recognized and awarded through institutions including UnionDocs, The University of Michigan, Experimental Sound Studio and the University of Chicago.
Andrea Kristinsdottir - is an Icelandic sound artist who has lived in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Japan and is currently based in New York.
She once dropped out of school to study with a French clown, has fostered lion cubs and an owl, and has worked on many podcasts and radio programs like Storytime with Seth Rogen, The Sporkful, Today Explained, The BBC's Between the Ears, and the number one documentary series Blind Plea. She also spends a lot of time writing music for film, and loves to make very, very abstract paintings. She thanks you for listening.
Your city is like mine
Your city is like mine is a co-created sound pièce, poem and sensation of what we hear behind our respective windows. Whether situated in France or Korea, they enable us to see the changes in our cities, our neighbourhoods, or communities. Cities change without consent or control. We stand still, observing, listening, behind our glass that continue to provide us a sense of familiarity amidst urban transformations.
The window trembles.
Change can be heard.
Out there, everything shifts.
Nothing stirs inside my own house.
Do I have the right to be under construction too?
I observe.
Can I be a barricaded road, a sealed window?
Strangeness.
I observe.
These glazed windows, showing me people’s workplaces.
These gaping holes that look upon ruins of memories.
Strangeness.
These blasting winds that attempt to open the window panes.
These stones that try to break open the glass to get some fresh air.
I continue to observe,
hoping she would come to greet me.
I wait patiently under the shadows of a city that moves.
Behind a city that, like yours, breathes in rythme to change.
Never finished. Never done.
Could I forgive?
Could we start afresh?
Do I, too, have to the right to be under construction?
To wrap myself up in tape to prohibit any passage in me?
To cut the road-vein-arteries that provide access to my identity?
To be under construction indefinitely?
Memories cement up in concrete,
Longing takes its last breath inside the hollow earth.
Mathias Guilbaud - has a background in film studies and likes to work and question the way sound can awaken the senses and question our relationship with spaces. It is through this practice, combining documentary, acousmatic and phonographic composition, that they create sound pieces where living spaces and intimate stories intertwine. Mathias is currently working on a project called Voies Urbaines, a project on the sounds of construction sites, on the specificity of these sounds and what they tell us about the evolutions of our cities.
Hee-Jin Kim - is a filmmaker, sound and visual artist, engaging in both personal and collaborative projects across various artistic disciplines. Their in(ter)disciplinary approach allows them to experiment with both the unique and the interconnected aspects of sound and image, while delving into the intricate space between narrative and non-narrative forms of creation.
Jane Lee - is a writer and journalist based in Melbourne, Australia. She's interested in stories that illuminate our relationship with power, culture and identity and is currently working on a writing project about all of these things. Her reporting and audio documentary work has appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and in The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Guardian Australia.
Daniel Semo - is based in Melbourne, Australia. He records interviews, edits audio, writes scripts and creates sound design. He's still not 100% sure what to call that job.
Danni Stewart - is an audio documentary artist living and working on Wangal land. Danni’s practice spans journalism, sound art and live-storytelling events. With each project they hope to create space for experimentation, community and deep listening. For two years Danni worked at fbi.radio co-running All The Best. They’ve created work for ABC Radio National, Impact Studios, Transom and more. Danni also works as a casual academic at University of Sydney, specialising in radio and podcasting.
Martin Zaltz Austwick - is an audiomaker, musician, writer, and performer. He is in some part responsible for Neutrinowatch, Song by Song and Answer Me This, performs live with The Allusionist, and has written music for and produced other podcasts you might have listened to. You can find him on most social media platforms @martinaustwick or on his website martinzaltzaustwick.com.
M. Cristina Marras - is a sound explorer who tells stories that transcend traditional boundaries, challenging the conventional relationship between creator and audience.
Bea Duncan - is an audio producer and community builder from London, specialising in documentary and narrative pieces. Their work interrogates society, culture and connection, and is motivated by compassionate storytelling and the human condition. Bea’s work has been nominated for the Webby's, the ARIA's and the BPA's. Previously they were nominated as Producer of the Year at the Audio Production Awards. Bea is the founder of The Entry Level Audio Network, which they have run since 2019, a grassroots community led space aiming to bring together those at the start of their audio journeys.
Emily Naylor - is an audio producer currently working for the BBC World Service on a programme called The Conversation. If not working or playing music Emily can usually be found salsa dancing (or thinking / talking about salsa dancing).
Katie Stokes - is an audio producer, writer and presenter from Hong Kong, but these days finds herself based in Brighton, UK. Her work explores mental health, social relationships and identity. Katie is currently exploring belonging in third places and South East Asian oral histories in her podcasts – you can follow along for the adventure on Instagram at @kku_sounds or her website https://kkustokes.wixsite.com/workandbits