LISTENING THROUGH THE WALLS
Sound installation, photographic palimpsest, artists' talks, sound walks
Dr Ros Bandt, Melbourne, Australia – Konstantin Fischer, Hania, Greece – Anja Zuckmantel, Hania, Greece
ΑΚΟΥΣΤΙΚΟ ΠΑΛΙΜΨΗΣΤΟ
τα τείχη, τα ντουβάρια και τα Χανιά
Dr Ros Bandt, Melbourne, Australia – Konstantin Fischer, Hania, Greece – Anja Zuckmantel, Hania, Greece
ΑΚΟΥΣΤΙΚΟ ΠΑΛΙΜΨΗΣΤΟ
τα τείχη, τα ντουβάρια και τα Χανιά
Internationally renowned Australian sound artist Ros Bandt collaborates with local artist and photographer, Konstantin Fischer, and historian Anja Zuckmantel: they invite the people of Hania to listen to their town with fresh ears. The installation “Listening through the Walls” in the Sabbionara Gate, combines sound recordings, sonic notations, photographs and historical information, all regarding the walls of the old city – the walls themselves and the spaces inbetween. Hania is a unique acoustic, social and architectural habitat built over thousands of years.
The people of Hania will be able to sign up for acoustic walks and to contribute feedback of their favourite listening spots as part of the exhibition. There will be artists' talks held at the venue, and four groups of pupils and students from Hania will participate in workshops, the outcome of which will be made visible to the public as part of the developing sound installation. The double CD Tarhu Connections, featuring the soundtrack from the exhibition will be launched with a live performance at the opening. |
Sabbionara GateMinoos str. / Epimenidou str. - akti Miaouli
Hania, Crete, Greece May 19th - 29th 2016 Ros Bandt, Αυστραλία μουσικός / καλλιτέχνις ήχου Konstantin Fischer, Χανιά εικαστικός Anja Zuckmantel, Χανιά ιστορικός |
opening
of the sound installation / photographic palimpsest, launch of the CD Tarhu Connections by Ros Bandt, live Tarhu music by Ros Bandt Thursday, May 19th 7.00pm – 10.00pm sound installation / photographic palimpsest open to the public: Friday, May 20th and Monday, May 23rd to Sunday, May 29th 11.00am – 2.00pm and 7.00pm – 10.00pm artists' talks: The Acoustic Landscape and Sound Design of Hania: Listening Through the Walls (Dr Ros Bandt, sound artist) Monday, May 23rd 8.00pm Aspects of the Role of the Visual Artist at the Beginning of the 21st Century: My personal view (Konstantin Fischer, visual artist) Tuesday, May 24th 8.00pm opening of the completed exhibition / sound installation Wednesday, May 25th 7.00pm – 10.00pm historian’s talk: The Social and Historical Foundations of Walls. My personal perspective (Anja Zuckmantel, historian) Thursday, May 26th 8.00pm |
All profits from the CD sales of Ros Bandt’s Tarhu Connections go towards educational programmes for refugees in the Young Citizens of the World program, in Hania, Crete. For more information, please visit the Creative-Intercultural-Dialogue website here.
Thank you to Public Benefit Cultural and Environmental Enterprise of the Municipality of Chania - Center of Mediterranean Architecture and the following local organisations for constructive cooperation for the exhibition Listening through the Walls: