The Political Possibility of Sound

Let op: deze workshop is in het Engels

What do you remember from a protest? The images, the crowd – or the sounds that surrounded you? What makes sound political? How can it be used as a political tool? In times of overlapping crises, we need art that actively participates in shaping the world.

This workshop explores sound as a political medium – how it can mobilize, connect, and transform, far beyond the concert hall. Sound propagates and entangles; listening demands presence and empathy. Together, we reflect on the difference between making work about political issues and making work for them – moving from representation to intervention.

The workshop creates space for shared inquiry and experimentation. How can artistic practices like deep listening and listening-with engage in the subtle negotiations of care, responsibility, and attention that shape our shared ecologies? Perhaps, by listening together – as in protest – we might begin to hear the possibility of collective action taking shape in sound.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Over Residenties in Utrecht

Residenties in Utrecht: waar kunstenaars en stad samenkomen. Met een klein maar krachtig projectbureau verbindt Residenties in Utrecht internationale kunstenaars aan de stad. Als kunststudent werk je bij Residenties niet alleen náást professionele kunstenaars – je werkt mét hen. Directe toegang tot internationale praktijken, projecten in onderwijs, cultuur en sociale domeinen. Minimale afstand, maximale impact. Residenties is uniek in de wereld: een laboratorium voor kunst die verbindt en veerkracht bouwt. Jouw stad, jouw netwerk, jouw kans.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​