Sonic Garden

Five works of sound art and live performances at the French School of Athens

Dates

15-06 —26-06-2022

Prices

Free admission

Location

French School of Athens

Time & Date

Day

Time

Venue

Day

Wednesday June 15 - Sunday June 26

Time

17:00 - 21:00

Venue

French School of Athens, 6 Didotou St, Athens

Information

The Garden of Earthly Delights | Martyna Poznańska (PL)

Guided Walks: 15 – 26.06.22 at 19:00

Online registration is required to attend guided walks, due to limited seat capacity.

Every day, up to 7 people may take part in the sound walk. For those interested, it is possible to apply upon arriving at the garden fifteen minutes prior to the walk’s start. According to the work’s dramaturgy, we would like to inform you that the sound walk requires at least 5 participants in order to take place.

Nomadic Noises | Thessia Machado (BR)

Live performance: 15.06.22 at 18:00

Many Quiet Dialogues | Rie Nakajima (JP)

Live performance: 16.06.22 at 18:00

Liquid Aesthesia #3 – ABSENCE | Henrique Fernandes, Sonoscopia (PT) + Vincent Martial (FR)

Live performance: 18.06.22 at 18:00

We Are the Weather | Mikhail Karikis (GR)

Live performance: 17.06.22 at 18:00

A sound garden emerges at the French School of Athens. Five works of sound art and live performances create a wonderful soundscape that will make you wonder about the relationship between natural and human worlds. The acoustic life of the garden is enhanced with new sonic surprises.

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Photo: Panos Kefalos

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Photo: Andreas Simopoulos

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Photo: Andreas Simopoulos

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Photo: Panos Kefalos

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Photo: Panos Kefalos

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Photo: Andreas Simopoulos

Imagine a garden full of sounds that focus your attention on your surroundings – an imaginary soundscape that aims to stimulate hearing and lead you to reflect on the relationship between the natural and the human world. The Garden of the French Archeological School at Athens is to be installed with sound art pieces conceived specially for this space, enhancing its acoustic life with sonic surprises in the process.

A celebration of the world of sound, this exhibition is the fourth to be held as part of the European Sounds Now project, which is bringing audiences into different public spaces across five European cities and creating auditory experiences that aim to stimulate human engagement with the environment, with one another and other species, and with our shared commons and rhythms.

Sound installations, which lie at the heart of this program, are seen as enabling potential new perceptions while also raising awareness about the need for change on a societal level.

Curated by Raquel Castro.