Ung Nordisk Musik 2021 : Plural grounds: Engaging with the audible

Domen Wednesday 11. August, 12:00 Free entry In the realm of music and other sonorous practices, enquiring on the notion of a common ground prompts questions on the nature of the communicable. Leaving aside fantasies of transparent communication, the communicable can be addressed by tackling the way the audible is constituted. Discourses anchored on the notion of musical material seem unfit for this task, whereas postmodern perspectives seemingly more open to external conditions tend to fall flat as well, too often rooted on inherited categories – of linear history, of a dialectic understanding of institutions, of monolithic cultural assumptions – which they end up perpetuating. Engaging with the audible implies engaging with the conditions in which audibilities are formed. Audibilities, understood as the capacity of listening to occur in a certain way, emerge as part of collective and material configurations. The diverse modalities in which they occur express the plural nature of listening. Practices of sound-making can engage with the audible by plunging into the collective realms which render acts of listening relevant. Speaker: Gabriel Paiuk Ung Nordisk Musik is an annual festival presenting the youngest generation of Nordic composers and sound artists. In addition to presenting their works, the festival offers artists the opportunity to share experiences and network across borders. Each year the festival rotates to another country (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland) and is produced by that country’s UNM board. Want to see more events at this year's festival? ---> https://fb.me/e/SYpWq8zj Photo by Gabriel Paiuk