{"id":40536,"date":"2024-04-23T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/?post_type=event&p=40536"},"modified":"2024-06-04T17:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:38:18","slug":"dispatches-from-the-field-at-kulturladen-konstanz-e-v","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/event\/dispatches-from-the-field-at-kulturladen-konstanz-e-v\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bbDispatches from the Field\u00ab at Kulturladen Konstanz e.V."},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[646,637,657],"class_list":["post-40536","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","category-screening","category-talk","category-workshop"],"acf":{"bgcolor":"","bgcolor_custom":"","custom_color_css_variable":"","content_type":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content_txt","bgcolor":"","bgcolor_custom":"","layout_col_size":8,"txt_cols":"is-1-txtcol","txt":"Up to now, the field as a place of research has mainly been a playground for the sciences. To those without such clearly defined institutional affiliations, the field as a site for observation however\u00a0has always been out of bounds \u2013 a restricted space, reinforcing political structures and social power relations. It is now urgent that we conceive new definitions and players for the field and bring previously restricted discourses to new places.\u00a0<\/span>Dispatches from the Field<\/em><\/span><\/strong> is exactly this proposal, to encounter the field as a social space in different guises.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nOn June 7, Kula Kulturladen e.V. in Konstanz will be the site of the field. The one-day event showcases sonic encounters and wildlife excursion, presenting the experiences of artists and scientist in the field, from a sanctuary in Rajasthan to the laboratories in Konstanz.\u00a0<\/span>Dispatches from the Field<\/em><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0will re-configure Kula Kulturladen e.V. into a laboratory, an open university, a research institute and most importantly a nightclub. It will become a space of dialogue for ecologists, scientists, artists, DJ\u2019s \u2013 and you.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe event is part of the art, science & business<\/em><\/a> program of Akademie Schloss Solitude in cooperation with the Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior<\/a> and Kulturladen Konstanz<\/a> e.V. All formats will be held in English. Admission is free.\r\n\r\nWith among others: Hyeseon Jeong, Simar Preet Kaur, Hemal Naik, Eduardo Noya Schreus, Yashas Shetty, Helene Sommer, Vivek Hari Sridhar, Firat Yildiz, Seongmin Yuk."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_program","_acfe_flexible_layout_title":"Program","program_title":"","program_el":[{"bgcolor":"has-bg-lila","bgcolor_custom":"","program_el_content_collapsible":true,"program_el_content_collapsible_init_state":true,"program_el_content_headline":"Friday, June 7, 2024","program_el_content":[{"program_el_content_left":"2 to 5 pm","program_el_content_right":"The Backpack of Wings: Sensory Networks<\/strong><\/span><\/em>\r\nWorkshop and screening by Hyeseon Jeong and Seongmin Yuk<\/span>\r\n

As part of the upcoming event Dispatches from the Field<\/em>, artists Hyeseon Jeong and Seongmin Yuk invite you to a collective exercise of imaginary storytelling, by looking into GPS data from migratory birds. The workshop attempts to open up the possibility of using bio-geo tracking technology as a tool for communion, beyond the level of understanding of the species. Focusing on the migration route of a white stork named Jonas, an exercise of collective imagining allows participants to embody the bird and speculate on the bird\u2019s multisensorial perceptions throughout its journey: what the bird may have seen, heard, smelled, or felt. The stories are then collected and connected. At the end of the workshop, the film The Backpack of Wings: Modern Mythology<\/em> by the two artists will be shown.<\/p>\r\n

The number of participants is limited. Please register for the workshop by June 3 via Kosmas Dinh at intern.asb@akademie-solitude.de<\/a><\/p>","program_el_content_img":null},{"program_el_content_left":"7 pm","program_el_content_right":"Encounters With the Wild<\/strong><\/span><\/em>\r\nA collection of stories performed and narrated by Hemal Naik<\/span>\r\n

Hemal invites you to participate in the tradition of sharing stories over a cup of tea at a small Chai-Kiosk (tea stall). The stories will teleport you to remote corners of India where people and wild animals have shared intimate relationships for hundreds of years. Some of these stories are real-life experiences of forest guards and tour guides whereas some are part of local folklore. Some offer insights into the life of a common villager and some shine light on the lavish life of the kings. The format pays homage to the people of Gujarat and Rajasthan (India) who shared their wisdom, knowledge, stories, and anecdotes with Hemal during his field trips to India.<\/p>","program_el_content_img":null},{"program_el_content_left":"","program_el_content_right":"Biomes<\/em>\r\n<\/strong>Audiovisual and photographic work by Vivek Hari Sridhar in collaboration with Eduardo Noya Schreus<\/span>\r\n

Biomes, such as forests, marine environments, grasslands, and deserts, are large geographic areas with unique plants, animals, and climatic conditions, defined by various environmental factors. This exhibit focuses on the often neglected grasslands biomes, with scientist Vivek Hari Sridhar highlighting their crucial role in India\u2019s ecosystem. Despite their significance, grasslands in India face conservation challenges due to historical misclassification and contemporary economic and policy issues. Sridhar collaborates with sound artist and composer Eduardo Noya Schreus to present a multimedia exhibit featuring hand-printed photographs and an audiovisual exhibit derived from scientific data. The exhibit highlights the diverse species that inhabit these grasslands and translates some of their movements into music, offering a unique insight into the vitality and richness of this biome.<\/p>","program_el_content_img":null},{"program_el_content_left":"8 pm","program_el_content_right":"Effigy of the Beast<\/strong><\/span><\/em>\r\nScreening by Helene Sommer<\/span>\r\n

Effigy of the Beast<\/em> (2022-) is a film in progress that deals with the complex relationship we have with non-human animals. Part 1(4K, 25 min, 2023) of this project revolves around a series of conversations with scientists and documentation from field and laboratory work, at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz. Effigy of the Beast<\/em>, Part 1, reflects upon how and why knowledge is produced and structured, and in what ways this affects our relationship with other organisms.<\/p>","program_el_content_img":null},{"program_el_content_left":"8:30 pm","program_el_content_right":"Fabulous Anecdotes: Notes from Tal Chhapar <\/strong><\/span><\/em>\r\nReading with Simar Preet Kaur<\/span>\r\n

Unlike a lab, the field is a site of unpredictability \u2013 a quality that science quantifies and art embraces. The author Simar Preet Kaur joined the team of project MELA while they studied animal mating behaviour at Tal Chhapar Sanctuary (India) and encountered, first-hand, the challenges unique to their fieldwork. Join Simar for excerpts from the resulting text, a work of fiction that is part fable \u2013featuring a heavily anthropomorphised blackbuck and scientists who turn into birds, reptiles and whatnots; and part \u00bbresearch paper\u00ab \u2013 satirising the rigid structures conventionally used to present scientific findings, creating space for the joys and sillinesses of human behaviour.<\/p>","program_el_content_img":null},{"program_el_content_left":"10 pm","program_el_content_right":"Record Release<\/strong>\u00a0Party <\/strong><\/span><\/em>\r\nYashas Shetty and Firat Yildiz<\/span>\r\n

Join us for a sonic celebration and a moment of collective listening. As part of his \u00bbField Trip\u00ab fellowship, Yashas Shetty invited a range of sound artists and musicians to engage with the scientific sound archive of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz. The various contributions, ranging from textural ambient explorations to field-recording-infused dancefloor tools, are brought together on a vinyl pressing that will be released at Dispatches from the Field<\/em>. The Goethe-Institut Bangalore supported the compilation of artists\u2019 sound works and the production of the accompanying text and booklet in the vinyl record. The Goethe-Institute Bangalore will also support continuing collaboration between the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Akademie Schloss Solitude and the Indian Sonic Research Organisation.<\/p>","program_el_content_img":null}]}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"content_sponsors","sponsors":[{"sponsor_name":"Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies","sponsor_link":"","sponsor_img":36752},{"sponsor_name":"Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior","sponsor_link":"","sponsor_img":36754},{"sponsor_name":"Kula Kulturladen Konstanz e.V.","sponsor_link":"","sponsor_img":38579},{"sponsor_name":"Goethe Institut Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore","sponsor_link":"","sponsor_img":40682}]}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/40536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akademie-solitude.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}