Silent Moves
Title of project:
Silent Moves
Brief overview of initiative or, if relevant, organisational strategy in regards to bringing new music to new audiences:
Silent Moves gathers original sounds, interviews, files from the Ministry of State Security and music to form an acoustic archipelago that lead to places of Vietnamese life from the GDR to the present day in Berlin-Lichtenberg. In this way, this is a walk-in audio archive you can use from online home or during a walk, or even in the actual place in Berlin.
Available in German, English and Vietnamese.
Available in German, English and Vietnamese.
Country/region:
Online and Germany/Berlin
Did the initiative focus on a particular music type/genre? If so, please give details:
noise, vocal, field recording
If relevant, location/venue type:
Online and outside during a walk and in Berlin
Duration/Regularity:
1h/ selfdefined
If relevant, what instrumentation was used as part of the project (for example, solo violin, live electronics, loud speaker orchestra, laptop ensemble, string quartet):
electronics, synthesizer, voice
Aims/objectives:
A walk-in audio archive containing voices of contemporary witnesses of the „first“ and „second generation“, ethnologists, psychiatrists, human rights activists and musicians. The listeners are invited to take the acoustic traces and follow the moving stories of Vietnamese migrants in Berlin.
What activities are included in the project?
An audiowalk
If appropriate, who are the targeted groups?
People in lockdown,
Outcomes of the project:
Awareness of migrant life and differences in origins and generational conflicts
Links to Media & Resources
Please give details about what steps have been taken to make projects or events accessible to people with disabilities or learning difficulties:
audio, acessible from home, online and flexible content
Please provide 5 key recommendations for determining good practice in projects that aim to engage new audiences with new music?
Accessibility, relevance, safety, stimulation, sustainability
Contact info
Ana Berkenhoff: anaberkenhoff@posteo.de
TAGS/KEY WORDS for whole website
Vietnamese audio walk
