BLAUES RAUSCHEN 2025: "Lecture and Talk – Sonic Fiction"

In the organizer's words:

The anchoring of sound as a medium of cultural and speculative thought, as explored in the seminar Sonic Fiction, is closely linked to the philosophy of the festival BLAUES RAUSCHEN. Theoretical works such as Kodwo Eshun's More Brilliant than the Sun and Holger Schulze's Sonic Fiction show that sound is far more than mere aesthetics. Sound carries narrative, transformative and cultural potentials that merge cultural meanings, material practices and sonic experiences.

This perspective opens up a new dimension in understanding the role of music and sound art in the context of the festival. With its curatorial diversity - from synthetic sounds to live coding, AI and audiovisual performances - BLAUES RAUSCHEN offers a platform that makes it possible to experience the dense interconnections described in Sonic Fiction.

The Sonic Fiction seminar, which is being held in cooperation with the Institute for Media Studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum under the direction of Natalie Pielok, reflects these connections between theory and practice. Concepts such as "investigative aesthetics" and the "audio essay", which blur the boundary between fact and fiction, find an impressive counterpart in the festival's performances. The cooperation between the festival and the seminar reinforces this link between theory and practice.

In a joint lecture-and-talk event, which is open not only to students but to all interested parties, participants will have the opportunity to connect the concepts discussed in the seminar with the creative processes of the participating artists. In the encounter between theoretical discourse and artistic practice, sound thus becomes a tool of cultural and political resonance that opens up new perspectives and narrative worlds.