Soundcollage with Alpbach inhabitants and scholarship holders
What does Alpbach sound like, and what new worlds of sound will emerge during the EFA 22? The original sounds of the village and its people will meet the surprising sound messages of the international scholarship holders from all over the world. The musician Clemens Wenger (5/8erl in Ehrʼn, JazzWerkstatt Wien) will collect these sound recordings and make the place and the valley resound in various soundscapes.
On the forecourt of the Congress Centrum Alpbach (CCA) and on the village square, two listening stations will offer an opportunity to sharpen the sense of hearing. In the sight of Alpbachʼs Alpine backdrop and amid the densely paced hustle and bustle during the EFA, the pieces invite to reconsider the moment: „Listening versus Hearing“. Hearing means only the physical possibility of perceiving sound, whereas listening is about abstract recognition and classification of sound sources and sensual experience through conscious emotional evaluation. For the listening stations in Alpbach, our collective sound recordings (nature atmospheres, voice recordings of peopleʼs dialects, music bands and choirs in the countryside, music performances in public spaces in cities, noisy motorways and waterfalls, quiet forests and private spaces, etc.) are collaged into new compositions.
Let us enjoy and practice listening as an important democratic tool in society!
The art installation will be visible throughout the entire European Forum Alpbach 2022.