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OPEN CALLDeadline : 18th January 2014

here. now.where?A participatory project of sonicambulation in Marrakechs taxis.Saout radios proposal for the 5thMarrakech Biennial, from 25th

february untill 2nd march 2014.

+ info : www.saout-radio.com/ [email protected]


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Open call - Here. Now. Where? www.saout-radio.com

here. now. where?

A participatory project of sonic ambulation in Marrakeshs taxis,

during the 5th Marrakesh Biennial.

here, now, where?is a sonic urban ambulation, proposed by artists Younes Baba-Ali and Anna Raimondo, for the sound and radio art

platform Saout Radio. Following an international open call, and at Saout Radios invitation, a collection of soundscapes from different

sensibilities, languages and formats will be diffused inside local taxis during the rst week of the 5th Marrakesh Biennial (from 25th of

February to 2nd of March 2014). In resonance with both Henri Lefebvres right to the city and the Biennials proposal Where are we

now?, Saout Radio poses the question of delocalisation in the present moment through the experience of listening in the urban space.

here, now, where?invites taxi passengers to experience the city through a sonic realm that is comprised simultaneously of a here and

an elsewhere. In so doing, the project asks for the participation of the audience in discovering their environment in an alternative way.

The project a lso questions the sonic transposal and translation of real or imaginary places, opening the notion of soundscape to a new

range of possibilities. Instead of Raymond Murray Shafers denition of soundscape as a specic sound environment, we embrace theidea that a soundscape is also able to sonically recreate mental and imaginary settings, rather than solely physical or real places.

here, now, where?establishes a listening-time exclusively composed for each taxi, which evokes physical places, but also builds and

engenders landscapes which do not exist on geographical maps. The result will be a plurality of formats and approaches: phonography,

eld recording, chants collections, sonic compositions, sound poetries, slam, radio art, alternative narratives, vocal experimentations,

etc. Taxi drivers will take part in the project to mediate the work with the public. A written description, including all the information on

the pieces and artists involved, will be available in multiple languages inside each vehicle.

Saout Radiois a web-radio and a platform, conceived with the intention of exploring and reecting on radiophonic and sonic art practices with a specicfocus on the artistic scenes of the Maghreb, Africa and the Middle-East. Founded in Morocco in May 2012 by artists Younes Baba-Ali and Anna Raimondo,this platform generates an artistic, curatorial and pedagogic space which aims to promote a south-south dialogue in this eld, also from a theoretical pointof view. Saout Radio is a sonic window and production area for new creations (soundscapes, radio art, documentaries, experimental music, slam, etc.),raising from all over Maghreb, Africa and the Middle-East, destined to be broadcasted throughout Fm radios but also diffused in art institutions, galleriesor independent spaces of exhibit. Excluding visa or borderland problems, these proposals will travel through Arabic and African countries, but also acrossthe European continent. Along the same vein, Saout Radio proposed in November 2012 at the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), the listening sessionMoroccan mix, presenting a panorama of contemporary audible art f rom Morocco inviting 11 artists from different disciplines and generations. The sameselection has been travelling at San Paulo Biennial, broadcast on Mobile Radio Bsp; presented in Brussels, at the art center La Centrale-for contemporaryart and other venues. Saout Radio also offers an initiation to sonic alphabetization and experimentation, designed for different audiences and structures,through specic workshops, mobile listening devices and listening sessions.

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open call

1 . Sound workA sound or radio production in .wav formatwhich evokes a real or imaginary place : soundscape, musical or abstract composition, sound

poetry, slam, phonography, sound walk. Its length should be max. 20 minutes(we also accept fragments from longer works, if it can work

independently).

2 . Documentation (imperatively in English or French)Synopsis of the sound work, 100 words maximum.

A visual of the work in .jpg, 300 dpi.

Biography of the artist or collective, 150 words maximum.

Link of the website or blog and his-her mail contact.

3 . Deadline and modalityThe sound work and its documentation must be sent before18th January 2014on one le, by www.yousendit.com or www.wetransfer.com

or www.dropbox.com at [email protected] the object : Application form for here, now, where? + name and surname.

4 . Dates of presentation of the projectThe selection will be diffused in the taxis of Marrakesh during the rst week of the 5th Marrakech Biennial (from the 25th February to the 2nd

of March 2014).

5 . Conditions and selection criteriaThis call is open to all artists, associations and collectives without any limitations of age or origins. There will be no fees for this project, Saout

Radio will take charge of the diffusion and the communication of the selected projects during the Biennial and also on Saout Radios web radio

and on other platforms. After a careful listening of all the works received, Younes Baba-Ali and Anna Raimondo with the complicity of a jury

made of experts in sound and radio art, will make a selection for here. now. where?, choosing those works which are more coherent with

the context and spirit of the project. The results will be communicated the 28th January 2014. With authors permissions, selected works and

other ones will be selected for diffusion on the web radio.

For further information please contact [email protected]

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