Joint project with the Nürtingen primary school and the Willkommensschule WiKo TXL

For their project “The Art of Listening”, the students explored the soundscape of the Tegel city heathland. What do insects sound like when you electronically amplify them? What sounds do trees and heath grass make? And what stories does the wind tell us as it sweeps across the heath, bringing cool air to downtown Berlin? Working together with the internationally renowned sound artist Susie Ibarra, the children from the Nürtingen primary school and the Willkommensschule WiKo TXL ventured into the heath and explored the human limits of hearing (and listening). In Susie Ibarra’s workshop on Saturday, 19 October, the young project participants presented what they learned and invited visitors to experiment with acoustic phenomena themselves.

Presentation and workshop, Saturday, 19 October 2024, 2 pm – 4 pm, Villa Elisabeth
Project team: Carsten Cremer, Susie Ibarra, Wiebke Janzen

The project was co-funded by the DAAD.

Susie Ibarra is currently a fellow of the DAAD’s Artists-in-Berlin Program.

The 2024 Bauhaus Music Festival was made possible with the kind support of the Capital Cultural Fund.

Cooperation and media partners:
DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, Kulturagenten, Kultur Büro Elisabeth, Monopol, Thomas Mann House, Tip Berlin, Radio 3