Space:
Zoom.
Time:
Mondays through Thursdays, 910-pm.
Message received: “Good evening! Feel free to use this silent hour as you please: not doing anything, reflecting on our autumn school’s shared experiences, working on your group project or whatever you feel like doing. Every single one of us is surrounded by a different kind of silence. I suggest we leave our mics on so as to share the different environments we’re currently in. That way, we can create a shared space. (Don’t hesitate using ear plugs, or turning off the volume on your computer.) If you need to break your silence, please turn off your mic. At 10pm I will break the silence and invite each of the participants to share their experience. My own objective for tonight is to spend time trying to understand how this space works. I’ll manifest myself by welcoming each new participant with a private chat room message. If and when I feel like the space is working, I’ll try and…” Day 1: “... focus on my group’s proposal and think of my professional relationship, as an art educator, to a certain number of terms that we found relevant during this autumn school programme. You’re also welcome to do so:… ”
Day 2: We end up extending the first listening session to 11pm. Day 3: I start writing a text on silence… Wenn ich durch Kairo gehe und singe, ist eine größere Stille um mich als hier, wenn ich alleine sitze, im Netz, verfolgt von meinen Gedanken. Wenn ich im Chaos einer Eröffnung stehe, das erste Mal eine Ausstellung vermittele, alles auf diesen einen Moment zusammenschnurrt. Dieselbe Anspannung, als ich diesen Raum das erste Mal eröffnete. Der Lärm in meinem Kopf fragt viel, die Stille hält dagegen, sagt: präziser: -
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