Listening artist Harpo 't Hart will teach us to understand the language of the North Sea Canal. Sheng-wen Lo will take us through his fascinating experiment Extendable Ears. He is trying to discover exactly what animals hear, a unique opportunity to experience the world through the ears of a cat for once. Hosts this evening are artist Arne Hendriks and landscape architect Thijs de Zeeuw.
HARPO 't HART is a composer and performer. Theatre was an outlet and a stage for his experiments in electronic music which he further developed in several sound installation works. These works sparked scientific questions that led him into research into the relation of sounds to physical things. Harpo 't Hart, Fieldwork at Amsterdam 2023 -
SHENG-WEN LO (Taiwan) is an artist, currently based in the Netherlands. His works investigate the relationships between non-humans and contemporary society, often taking daily experiences as points of departure. As a maker his practice comprises still/moving images, installations, video games, escape rooms and various media. He received an MSc in Computer Science from the Computer Music Lab at National Taiwan University (2012), and is an alumnus artist at the Rijksakademie (2019-2021) in Amsterdam. Since 2019, he has been collaborating with the Embassy of the North Sea on various oceanic agenda, including the Not Illegal Fishing Competition in Manifesta 15, 2024.
Artist ARNE HENDRIKS has been building pigeon towers of live oyster mushroom mycelium around Mediamatic for 4 years. But what do they actually mean for the city and to what extent do they contribute to our ambition to establish a nature-inclusive relationship with the environment?
THIJS de ZEEUW is a landscape architect and nature optimist. He designs environments where both humans and non-humans can live together. He dreams of multi-species societies in which people see animals as other people, just as we do with our fellow homo sapiens. Thijs de Zeeuw - Thijs de Zeeuw introducing Living Tower Talk #8, Life Beyond Borders .
The monthly Living Tower Talk, curated together with Thijs de Zeeuw and Arne Hendriks, is a collaborative learning process. It takes us on a journey of discovery where the destination is not predetermined and the course emerges during the conversations.
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Friday June 28
18:00 - 19:15
Ticket: €8,50
Student, artist, Stadspas: €6,00
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