Norient and Rewire collaborate again with a digital publication on sonic witnessing, presented in an assembly with artists and thinkers of the 2025 festival edition. Norient editor Philipp Rhensius presents the new Norient book Home Is Where the Heart Strives.

In a world where voices compete but rarely connect, deepening divides and ecological crises demand urgent attention, Where Sound Becomes Witness asks: how can listening and sounding become acts of collective witnessing and transformation? Through essays and sound pieces, artists and authors from the Rewire and Norient network explore how sound can cut through the noise to bear witness, inspire solidarity, and reimagine our shared reality. Curated and edited by Philipp Rhensius and Katía Truijen, in collaboration with Rewire Festival 2025.

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Conversation: Where Sound Becomes Witness

Fri, Apr 3, 5.30-6.30pm CET
Venue: West Den Haag

Join us for the launch at West Den Haag, moderated by editors Philipp Rhensius (Norient) and Katía Truijen (Rewire). Invited artists and researchers: Giada Dalla Bontà, Zahra Malkani, Zeynep Oral, and Miriam Rasch will join the conversation.
 

 

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Book launch: Home Is Where the Heart Strives with Philipp Rhensius

Fri, Apr 4, 1.30-2.30pm CET
Venue: Page Not Found

The new Norient book explores what place means in music and sound, looking at the bordes and the unseen connections between them. From a metalhead smuggling banned tapes across the Syrian border to voguing oasis in the mountains of Bogotá, it asks: How does place shape music? Can one listen beyond one’s history? 85 contributors from 38 countries map their sonic landscapes of migration, war, queerness, and home through essays, poetry, and images. Launched by editor Philipp Rhensius, the afternoon features short readings and a panel discussion. 

(Yamuna Chronophotograph - a photo contribution to the new Norient book by Abhishek Vidyarthy Singh)