Touristic City Soundmaps
Workshop on sound conducted by Katharina Stadler (artist-in-residence)
Every city has unique soundscapes. These emerge from both the specificity and diversity of an urban environment, as well as from how individuals perceive their daily surroundings.
During the workshop, the group discusses theoretical and practical approaches to the interlinkage of sound and space. Participants are invited to imagine Tehran’s most characteristic sounds and to propose a sound map that guides visitors through acoustic sight-hearing rather than conventional sight-seeing. The group then takes a walk through the sounds surrounding Sazmanab, exploring these ideas through direct listening.
Katharina Stadler is a Vienna-born conceptual artist and curator, and the founder of Concept and Theory – Tbilisi. She studies Music, Theater, and Cultural Communication at Humboldt University in Berlin, graduating with a thesis on the interconnection and opposition of voice and silence as worship in Augustine’s writings. Since 2010, she is based in Tbilisi, Georgia, where she runs the Informal Master Programs at the Center of Contemporary Art Tbilisi from 2011 to 2013. Since 2011, she also teaches art and visual anthropology students and conducts workshops in different locations.
CCA-Tbilisi is an independent, nonprofit organization that supports the development of contemporary art in Georgia and the Caucasus region. The organization focuses on contextualizing contemporary visual culture and supporting Georgian and international artists in presenting their work locally and internationally.
The visit of Katharina Stadler to Tehran is made possible through the generous support of the Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (BMUKK).
Venue: Sazmanab (Sazman-e Ab St.)
Date: Thursday, September 13, 2012
Time: 4–8 PM
