W.E.T.Dialectics I

This is Witch 'n' Monk's first GPS-guided release: a new way to experience music, made for disobedient minds. Something between a quest game, an interactive podcast and a sound walk. Part of their release called OUTFOX: a collection of new music on the theme of radical creativity. To download Pagamento click here: www.witchnmonk.com/pagamento-gift

This is Witch 'n' Monk's second GPS-guided release: a new way to experience music, made for disobedient minds. Something between a quest game, an interactive podcast and a sound walk. Part of their release called OUTFOX: a collection of new music on the theme of radical creativity.  To download Revolution click here: www.witchnmonk.com/revolution-gift

Multicultural friendships, education, science and space travel: the leitmotifs of socialist iconography preached the great potential of its people and brought colour and texture to the drab prefabricated concrete slabs of the socialist cityscape. Architecture was the ultimate articulation of GDR planning principles and cultural policy, as a medium through which the state could disseminate their power. Kunst Am Bau, as the material manifestation of the overlap between politics, culture and social life, became an integral component of socialist city plan- ning and cultural policy. Often dismissed as mere political propaganda, Kunst Am Bau also represents optimism in a turbulent period and dreams of sharing a harmonious existence with the world. This guided jaunt traces the ideals and realities of GDR society through Kunst Am Bau in and around East Berlin’s most prestigious address, Alexanderplatz. In the process of admiring the few remaining examples and themes of this rapidly fading artistic form, we will take a critical look at the disparity between socialist life as advertised and the state of things as they actually existed, the history of the socialist building and cultural policies, and the present day conditions they face as remainders and reminders of the socialist regime. Please follow the stops in subsequent numbers. Your tour guide is our expert and cultural scientist Natalia Kvitkova. If you enjoyed this walk or have suggestions for improvement please drop us an e-mail to drifter@poligonal.de Audio post-production by Marina Petrova

„Drei Strategien für den Weltuntergang - Back to Earth (Radio)“ ist der Audioteil zur Performance "Drei Strategien für den Weltuntergang" des 49. Jahrgangs der zeitgenössischen Puppenspielkunst der HfS Ernst Busch. Laufen Sie durch ein Kaleidoskop aus Stimmen und Sounds. Exitterra, Wilde Hilde und Landeteam Erde sind drei Zugänge zur Frage: Was gibt uns Angesicht all der vielen Bedrohungen, noch Halt gibt. Vielleicht sehen wir uns ja schon bald auf dem Mars? Die Performance fand am 16.5.2025 an diesem Ort statt.

DANA PAPACHRISTOU - SOFTSCAPES HARDSCAPES - Sound and Materiality in Berlin Biennale 10 - Workshop GIORGOS SAMANTAS - More than (what) meets the eye - Listening walk The workshop focuses on capturing the soundscape inside and outside of the exhibition venues and examines the aural relation between resonating artworks and visitors. During its first part the participants will create DIY microphones with which they will later record the sound of materials and the exhibition space itself, thus forming the soundscape of their presence inside and outside the venue. During the second part, these recorded sounds will be combined to create a collective audiowalk, a geo-located walking musical piece, that will be placed around KW Institute for Contemporary Art and will be freely accessible for the visitors to download and walk through, converting the map of the city and the paths they will choose to an improvising musical score.

A collage about May Ayim and the experiences of non-white people during and after the German reunification. "those who have the say do not say anything most of the others are silent too"

Please, do the walk between 12 pm and 20 pm. "Parallel lines do not intersect. But I have always wondered where fiction and reality intersect, or whether reality is not fictional after all. This audio walk is inspired by true events. A city is so multi-layered, and as a passerby, you only get to see and experience the tip of the iceberg. That’s why I would like to introduce you to some recent shady cases from Berlin-Mitte that you will never otherwise hear about."

HOW TO WALK THIS SOUND WALK: 1. Download the Walk beforehand! (oval button with indication of MB next to the 'STREAM WALK' button above this text) Even if you have a very good mobile data contract, the most uninterrupted experience is ensured when the sound walk is already downloaded to your Echoes app. 2. Activate the 'Autoplay' function! When you click 'STREAM WALK' you access the walk. You will enter a map screen and at the top right hand is a 'hamburger menu' (the three horizontal stripes)! Click there and you will be presented with the 'Autoplay' option at exact that position on your screen. 3. Use so-called 'open headphones'! Open headphones have the advantage that you can hear outside noises more easily and therefore offer better environmental awareness. Enjoy! and drop me a DM about your experience via insta @alexanderjheil Short Description: Making Music With Six Monumental Buildings allows you to immerse yourself in the nocturnal soundscapes of six monumental buildings, while taking a walk around the Museum Island located at the historic center of Berlin, Germany. The piece will redirect your attention and alter your experience of the place and your surroundings. The result is a new, or rather a renewed perception of the place through an augmented acoustic environment. You can find a full description of this project on my website: https://alexanderjohannes.com/thewhalesongproject-berlin/ Buildings: Altes Museum Berlin (inner portico), Berliner Dom (center under dome), Deutsches Historisches Museum (Schlüterhof), Friedrichswerdersche Kirche (choir), Neues Museum Berlin (Ägyptischer Hof), former Staatsratsgebäude der DDR (State Dining Room).

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