SONIC MMABOLELA
| SONIC MMABOLELA | |
| Summary: | Sound Artist Residency |
| Deadline: | 01 June 2014 |
| Date Posted: | 23 April 2014 |
| Details: |
‘Sonic Mmabolela’ is a 2-week workshop/residency for professional and semiprofessional sound artists and composers with previous experience in the area of sound experimentation and field recordings. It takes place at Mmabolela Reserve, in the Limpopo province of South Africa, right at the border with Botswana. It involves field work, studio work and theoretical/discussion presentations. The workshop/residency has a special focus on creative approaches to the work with field recordings, through an extensive exploration of natural sound environments. It does not have a technical character but is instead conceived and directed towards the development and realization of projects of sonic creation by the participant artists/composers with the field recordings gathered. Rates: Workshop/Residency 2-week rate per person: 2,300 euros (Includes all of the above. Does not include flight to Johannesburg from participant’s departure location nor medical insurance.) ‘Sonic Mmabolela’ is a non-profit, independently-run project. Each participant artist/composer must seek funding for his/her workshop/residency costs, as well as the flight to Johannesburg and his/her medical insurance. To this end, after the application process (see below), we provide formal invitation letters to prospective participants. Dates workshop/residency: The ‘Sonic Mmabolela’ workshop/residency will take place in: NOVEMBER 17th - 30th, 2014 The group needs a minimum of 8 participants for the workshop/residency to take place. Application: The capacity of the workshop/residency is limited to a small group: currently a maximum of 14 participant artists/composers. Artists/composers interested need to send an application (only email, no post), consisting of: (i) updated CV, and (ii) examples of their sound work on mp3 or -preferably- through internet links, to the following email address: franciscolopez@franciscolopez.net |
| Web Site: | http://www.franciscolopez.net/field.html |
