Exhibitions, performances, talks, book launch    August 20 (Fri) – Sept 9 (Thu), 2010
Retreat (Jockey Club Mt. Davis Youth Hostel)      August 21 - 22, 2010

download Festival booklet: http://www.soundpocket.org.hk/media/around2010_booklet.pdf

Artists & Speakers

Akio Suzuki (Japan), Dajuin Yao (Taiwan/PRC), Felix Hess (Netherlands), Jaffa Lam Laam (HK), Joe Chan Kiu Hong (HK), Miki Yui (Germany/Japan), Rolf Julius (Germany), William Lane(Australia/Hong Kong), Billy Wong Hon Kei (Hong Kong), Cédric Maridet (France/Hong Kong)

Around sound art festival and retreat 2010 – an occasion for slow and deep listening

Around is a three-week original and culturally sensitive sound art event that gathers internationally renowned and Hong Kong’s own sound artists for live performances, installations, and open dialogues. Site-specific works are presented at places that are not conventionally used for art exhibitions. All the works aim at bringing the audience’s attention back to listening itself.

Special Features: small music & small sound performances, sleep/dream listening, artist talks, Around 2009 book launch, and performance. Japanese sound art pioneer Akio Suzuki presents listening study exercise Otodate, inaugurated in the 1990s and has since been presented in numerous cities in the world. He makes multiple “ear+foot” prints on the ground at specific locations. Listeners stand on the print and focus on listening. Around also includes a two-day Retreat. Programmes include sunrise and sunset soundwalks, visiting historical sites and places of topographical interest around Mt. Davis, and talks about critical listening and understanding noises. All programmes are led by artist/ educator Dajuin Yao and acoustic designer/audio system consultant Billy Wong.

Presented by soundpocket
Curated by Yeung Yang and Susie Law Wai Shan

**Around sound art festival 2009: http://www.soundpocket.org.hk/site/?p=118

 “Otodate” by Akio Suzuki 鈴木昭男作品《點音》

聲音掏腰包將於八月舉行為期三星期的聲音藝術節及聆聽體驗營，邀請來自德國、荷蘭、日本、台灣及本地藝術家進行聆聽有關創作。

《聽在》聲音藝術節是香港首個以聆聽作為基礎的藝術節，進入第二年，《聽在》 繼續通過由聲音、裝置及行爲藝術家創作和帶領的各種聆聽活動，讓我們感受聲音環境的層次，讓寧靜再現。

《聽在》今年特設兩天聆聽體驗營，於賽馬會摩星嶺青年旅舍及香港其他具聆聽價值的地點進行創作及研習。內容包括聲音散步、野餐、土炮工作坊、聆聽日出以及邊吃邊談「點解香港咁鬼嘈」等。假如你曾渴望除了聆聽甚麼都不做，我們誠意邀一同聆聽山嶺的聲音以及她的寂靜，也聽聽海外藝術家們的經驗。導聽導賞由姚大鈞帶領，工作坊由黃漢基指導。

展覽、現場表演、討論會、新書發佈會
日期 | 八月二十日 - 九月九日
地點 | 中上環、灣仔、彩虹等

聆聽體驗營
日期 | 八月二十一日 - 八月二十二日
地點 | 賽馬會摩星嶺青年旅舍

下載藝術節小冊子: http://www.soundpocket.org.hk/media/around2010_booklet.pdf

**《聽在》聲音藝術節 2009: http://www.soundpocket.org.hk/site/?p=118

download Press Release here

soundpocket is a charitable organization. It promotes sound art and its research and education in Hong Kong.
聲音掏腰包為註冊慈善團體，推動聆聽藝術及文化。*facebook account: Soundpocket 聲音掏腰包