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The Listening Biennal
Firs Edition – LISTENING TO, LISTENING OUT FOR
The Listening Biennal
Listening is always contextual and an action. It is no question that the fashion it is done by, depends on the physical and mental state, knowledge, cultural background, and experience of the listener.
But does the sensual event of listening become different when the listener is aware of the process that resulted in the act they observe? Is there a contrast in how they listen to improvisation, jazz, or a composed piece? Or does the act of listening change if the shaping of sound is the product of a series of decisions by the composer. What happens when incidence also gets a role? Is it determinative if the listener is aware of the primary source of the sound, whether it is an instrument, a prepared instrument, ready made, or algorithmical? Is the composer obligated to share this knowledge, or is it enough to leave a sign? The deconstruction of musical traditions, the exposition of materiality of the music and the endless possibilities for manipulation that technology has provided all propose new challenges for the listener, the creator and the interaction between them. The listener eventually always holds the power to (re)construct the listening experience.