Yelllow Salon at the renowned art space Cafe Tiergarten Berlin invites writer, musician, poet, and editor Philipp Rhensius to present the book Home Is Where the Heart Strives, sharing excerpts from his introductory essay and selected contributions. He will then reflect on sonic fiction, belonging, and the realities and futures of global DIY cultures — situated between intimacy, resistance, and noise.

The Norient book Home Is Where the Heart Strives explores the meaning of place in relation to music and sound. From a metalhead smuggling banned tapes across the Syrian border to a vogueing oasis in the mountains of Bogotá, it asks: how does place shape music, and is it possible to listen beyond one’s history? Edited and curated by Philipp Rhensius, the book brings together 85 contributors from 38 countries who map their sonic landscapes of migration, war, queerness, and home through essays, poetry, and images.

Book design by Maria Uthe and Arief Wibisono. Cover photography by Ronja Falkenbach from the series «Cat on the leash».Trailer design by Carroll Omuom