Sonotopien: The Sound of Insects | Film & Vortrag

In the organizer's words:

Film screening & lecture in the SONOTOPIEN series

The Sound Of Insects: Record Of A Mummy
CH 2009 | 87 min. | D: Peter Liechti
movie

Waltraud Blischke: In the polyphony of contradiction
Lecture

The works of filmmaker Peter Liechti (1951-2014) are often associated with a preference for experimentation at the interface between art and music. For Liechti's film essay "The Sound of Insects", his Swiss compatriot Norbert Möslang composed impressive soundscapes for this protocol about the voluntary starvation of a human being in the seclusion of the forest. A scenario that Möslang knows how to counter with powerful musicality amidst the lively sounds of nature.

In her lecture following the film, lecturer, artist and curator Waltraud Blischke will provide insights into the composition and production processes of this special audiovisual narrative.

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Sonotopias

In cooperation with the association Sonische Interferenzen e.V., the Filmwerkstatt's Sonotopien series is dedicated to the audiovisual representation of sound, technology, musical practice and auditory cultural techniques. In the form of documentaries and feature films, the series focuses on (electro)acoustic innovations and compositional practices, on the musical visions and legacy of important protagonists and lesser-known marginal figures of the acoustic avant-garde, as well as on the resonances between ideology, power and sound. The film programme is complemented by lectures and discussions that serve to contextualize, deepen and expand the cinematic subjects.