Going out, Walking Listening, Soundmaking
Going Out: Walking, Listening, Soundmaking
ISBN: 9789082649567
/ ed. by Elena Biserna, with Julia Eckhardt, Henry Andersen, Caroline Profanter ; contr. by Max Neuhaus, Willem de Ridder, Justin Bennett…[et al.] . - Brussels : Umland Editions, 2023 (orig. by Les Presses du Reél, 2022). - 580 p. : ill. ; 21 cm Includes notes, bibliography, contributor biographies
Since the 1960s, the act of walking has provided a way for artists and musicians to escape the formality of the concert hall or institutional venue, engaging with shifting public spaces, natural environments, and the social and political sphere. Walking redefines notions of composer, performer,
public, and music itself, while opening new modes of perception and action. Going Out addresses these developments by exploring the interdisciplinary experimentations at the intersection of walking, listening, and soundmaking in the arts—from the first soundwalks and itinerant performances in the 1960s to today's manifold ambulatory projects. The book consists of an extensive essay by Elena Biserna followed by an anthology of historical and contemporary contributions in the form of documentation, essays, interviews, manifestos, scores, narratives, and reflections.
