From instruments made of plastic waste of the ocean to questions about a futurist naturalism which embraces technology for aesthetic emancipation.

  • Short Essay by Antye Greie-Ripatti
    In her work as educator, the artist Antye Greie-Ripatti aka AGF aims to integrate «listening as an art practice» into school curriculums. In this essay, she reflects on teaching children the skill of listening to build environmental sensibility.
  • Introduction by Philipp Rhensius, Katía Truijen
    When talking about listening in the broadest sense, listeners are usually at the center of attention. In this dialogic essay, Rewire Festival’s context curator Katía Truijen and Norient’s editor Philipp Rhensius what happens when the sound listens back.
  • Essay by Piotr Tkacz-Bielewicz
    What is real in recorded reality? While listening to the music of Lucie Páchová and Paweł Kułczyński, our author speculates on their use of field recordings of seemingly natural sound sources. Read a new essay from the Sonic Worlding column.
  • Interview by Gilles Aubry, Ahmed Essyad
    An extended conversation with the Moroccan composer about performance in electroacoustic music, cultural roots and identity, the importance of music, the voice and the body, nature and ecology, and many more topics.