TIMEZONES – Season 2
The TIMEZONES podcast series plunges into the world of artists and their practices, asking: what does living and working in culture and the arts involve in different countries, cities, and contexts today? The artists’ thoughts on their moods, their social, political, and intellectual realities and their philosophies (of life) have been worked up into experimental audio collages. Season 2 focuses on Beirut, Montréal, Dhaka, Mt Makiling (Philippines), and Gaza.
The podcasts run the gamut of formats and content, from straight journalism to experimental and documentary approaches, ethnography and fiction, sound art, and improvisation. The TIMEZONES series endeavours to create new artistic forms of storytelling, listening and exchange across the boundaries of geography, time zones, genres, and practices.
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Tracklist
01 Rana Eid and Nadim Mishlawi:
Beirut: Traces of a City – A Pod Poem
02 Nesrine Khodr
On Creativity in Times of Crisis and Truthfulness in Sonic Representation (Beirut Bonus Track)
03 Esther Bourdegas:
Montréal, Your Ears Are My Island
04 Stefan Christoff
Artists on Real Estate Monsters and Montréal (Montréal Bonus Track)
05 BLKBX:
Technoloy – The New Normal for Dhaka’s Artists
06 meLê yamomo and Nono Pardalis:
Ears on/of Makiling
07 Dayang Yraola
Makiling’s Silence: A Memory, a Source, a Force of Creative Lives and Ceaseless Meanderings (Makiling Bonus Track)
08 Alia Rayyan and Alaa Barghouthi:
Gaza – When Beyond the Norm Becomes the Norm
09 Rania Al Namara (Elhelo)
Beyond Borders: Bringing Artists Together Despite the Odds
The Episodes
E06 Beirut
Traces of a City – A Pod Poem
The city of Beirut is a space that is constantly transforming. From the violent conflicts of the recent past to the social uncertainty of the present, Beirut has become synonymous with precariousness.
A podcast by Rana Eid and Nadim Mishlawi
E07 Montréal
Montréal, Your Ears Are My Island
This episode portrays the diverse music scenes of Montréal. Producer Esther Bourdages traces their global connections and historical roots and explores the effects of gentrification on the city’s cultural life.
A podcast by Esther Bourdegas
E08 Dhaka
Technoloy – The New Normal for Dhaka’s Artists
This episode is produced by the Bangladeshi artist duo BLKBX and delves into Dhaka’s arts scenes. It features the city’s transformation towards digitization and the ramifications for artists living and working in the metropole.
A podcast by BLKBX
E09 Mt Makiling
Ears on/of Makiling
This episode explores the stories and sounds of Mount Makiling, located 80 kilometres South of the Philippine capital of Manila. Makiling is the sacred site of local legends, the setting for numerous classical works of literature, and a pilgrimage destination for many mystics. And it is the home of many artists and arts students.
A podcast by meLê yamomo and Nono Pardalis
E10 Gaza
Gaza – When Beyond the Norm Becomes the Norm
This episode features a group of artists from the Gaza Strip, a territory suffering from the Israeli blockade established in 2007. This podcast episode reflects the digital reality of being together as a people and thus sheds light on the enormous challenges of working as a Palestinian artist today.
A podcast by Alia Rayyan and Alaa Barghouthi
Trailer Season 2
Imprint and Credits
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Podcasts by Rana Eid and Nadim Mishlawi, Esther Bourdegas, BLKBX, meLê yamomo and Nono Pardalis, Alia Rayyan and Alaa Barghouthi
Co-initiated and co-produced by Norient and the Goethe-Institut
Featuring: Chaza Charafeddine, Muriel N. Kahwagi, Sharif Sehnaoui, Rana Eid, Adam Basanta, Mili Hong, Silvano Mercado Vilches, Joseph Sannicandro, Kimihiro Yasaka, Sounak Das, Shadwaan Chowdhury, Nazifa Raidah, Muttaki Mahmud, Datu Arellano, Donna Cher dela Cruz, Dennis Gupa, Karlene Moreno Hayworth, Reagan Romero Maiquez, Nono Pardalis, meLê yamomo, Rehaf Al Batniji, Salman Nawati, Mahmoud Al Shaer
Artistic Curation/Editors: Thomas Burkhalter, Svetlana Maraš, Abhishek Mathur, Suvani Suri
Project Management: Hannes Liechti
Jingle Voiceover: Nana Akosua Hanson
Jingle Mix: Daniel Jakob
Mastering: Adi Flück and Rea Dubach, Centraldubs
Artwork: Šejma Fere
Video Trailer: Emma Nzioka
The TIMEZONES podcast series is co-initiated and co-produced by Norient and the Goethe-Institut.
The work of the artistic editors Suvani Suri and Abhishek Matur is supported by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.
Additional funding by the Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation (episodes Beirut, Dhaka, Gaza).