On Oct 30th 2025, Steffi Weismann and I had the pleasure to present Errant Sound´s group project Sonic Fragilities during the Time to Listen INM Conference at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin.
We offered insights into the collaboration between Errant Sound and Floating Berlin through a participatory lecture-performance. Afterwards, we invited participants to join us in our play with strings, bows and cups.
Our performative contributions emerged directly from our work with Floating. Together with the audience, we created a sonic network using strings and resonating objects—such as cans and cardboard boxes—integrating the audience into the evolving sound installation.
The discussion revolved around the conditions, challenges, and possibilities that natural sites like Floating Berlin present for artist collectives in urban environments. We explored srategies for engaging with such spaces as a group, along with approaches to shaping long-term sound art practices. We also addressed the question of how collective presentation formats can both preserve individual authorship and enable processes of transformation. A key focus lied on how artistic practices can open up space for experimentation, soften boundaries, and offer new perspectives on the interplay between site and sound. (Adapted from the program text for Time to Listen).
Big thanks to Field Notes and AdK: Lisa Benjes, Julia Gerlach, Louise Langenhan and Lexa!
