Within the framework of the Phonocene, described by Donna Haraway and Vinciane Despret as a possible era of sound, active listening can allow us to access new modes of inhabiting territories and of dealing with the current ecological crisis by prioritizing intra- and inter-species kinships. Listening as an ecological practice unfolds new forms of attention that intrinsically require empathy, slowing down and mutual respect. Understood as an expanded way of being in the world that goes beyond hearing in a physical sense, it will be explored as a catalyst for collective and individual healing. Terms such as sound ecology, sonic entanglements, soundscapes, or field recordings present new ways of relating to art and research beyond the primacy of the visual and the normativization of the senses. Together we will blur the boundaries between human and animal, between the physical and the intangible, between diverse sensory experiences, and other binary categories. In this workshop, we will explore the differences between listening and active listening through theory and experimental exercises.

15.11.2023, 19:00 CET,

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INSTITUTE FOR POSTNATURAL STUDIES

The Institute for Postnatural Studies is a center for artistic experimentation from which to explore and problematize postnature as a framework for contemporary creation. Founded in 2020, it is conceived as a platform for critical thinking, a network that brings together artists and researchers concerned about the issues of the global ecological crisis through experimental formats of exchange and the production of open knowledge. From a multidisciplinary approach, the Institute develops long-term research focused on issues such as ecology, coexistence, politics, and territories. These lines of investigation take different shapes and formats, including seminars, exhibitions, and residencies as spaces for academic and artistic experimentation. The Institute for Postnatural Studies works at the intersection between Spain and international practices and debates. From its headquarters in Madrid, a 300m² warehouse with a workshop, residency spaces, and shared workspaces, invites artists, researchers, and cultural agents to create dialogues with alumni and the broader public.

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YURI TUMA 

Yuri Tuma is a multidisciplinary Brazilian artist living in Madrid who focuses on the investigation of contemporary narratives related to sonic ecologies through sound art, installation, and performance as a way to address and reevaluate the human/animal binomial imposed by science and Western thinking. In early 2020, he co-founded the Institute for Postnatural Studies (IPS) in Madrid, a platform that focuses on the relationship between contemporary artistic practice and the necessary revision of the concept of nature. More actively, in addition to academic programming and artistic direction, he coordinates the Institute's publishing project, Cthulhu Books, to become a showcase for the political potential of imagining new worlds and possible futures for the planet through academic and artistic research. Starting in 2021, in addition to participating in residencies and coordinating workshops around interspecies thinking and sound ecologies, Tuma works with educational and mediation programs through sound art and performance at Spanish institutions such as Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Matadero, La Casa Encendida, INLAND, among others.

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