tekhnē #9 - Topographies Sonores

Bi-monthly insights into the activities of the European project tekhnē, which started in 2023. The series showcases a selection of artists who share and discuss their work and listen to recorded material. By putting the focus on the user rather than the developer, this project aims to explore the emancipatory potential of technology in music and sound art. Technology as an art of craft, appropriating and transforming existing tools, to imagine multiple ways of creative misuse. tekhnē is a collaborative project, co-funded by the European Union.

As part of La Semaine du Son, GMEA offered a creative micro-residency to a group of 12 young international artists, selected by the different tekhnē partners. The group was invited to collectively develop listening devices in the public space of the city of Albi.

At the end of the residency, they presented their work at several places in the city. This podcast features excerpts – sound walks, installations, in-situ experiments – from the micro-residency.

With the artists Merlin Tessier, Emilia Elouardi, Leo Van Damme, Ana Kulakova, Qusay Awad, Hany Tea, Rita Santos, Élif Guilin Soguksu, Agita Reķe, Flurina Mia Häberli, Jacob Eckhardt and Isul Kim.