Q-O2.be – info@q-02.be – previous editions
Oscillation is a festival by Q‑O2 werkplaats, organised by Julia Eckhardt, Caroline Profanter, Dries Robbe, Maryia Kamarova, Ludo Engels, Christel Simons, Cis De Gendt, Carlo Sampaolesi, Gustave Muhozi, and Billy Moisseron.
01.05.2025 10:00 - 13:00
Vanessa Rossetto: The Art of the Everyday – Capturing and Creating Quick and Dirty Sound Art
12 participants
Registration required
No prior knowledge necessary, bring smartphone and laptop with Audacity installed
English spoken
Create documents of your own everyday sound world with a hands-on workshop designed for everyone, regardless of background or experience. In this inclusive workshop, you’ll learn to transform ordinary sounds from your daily life into sound vignettes using your phone and the free, open-source software Audacity. Let the sounds of your daily life become the building blocks of your next creative endeavor.
What you’ll learn?
- Recording techniques : Capture spontaneous and meaningful sound clips from your everyday surroundings using your phone.
- Editing basics : Familiarize yourself with Audacity, a powerful yet user-friendly audio editing software, and learn to manipulate your recordings.
- Creative expression : Explore how to combine and layer sounds to create captivating audio pieces that tell a story or evoke emotions.
Why you should give it a try?
- No special equipment needed: All you need to get started is your phone and access to a computer that can run Audacity — no need for expensive gear or prior experience.
- Accessible and inclusive : This workshop is designed to be accessible to everyone, regardless of technical skills or artistic background.
- Community and collaboration: Connect with fellow sound art enthusiasts, share ideas, and get inspired by each other’s work.
© Yuko Zama Vanessa Rossetto is an American composer and chipper-shredder, processing whatever sounds cross her path into sprawling, long-form narratives. Trained as a painter, Rossetto began working with sound in 2007 as a way to incorporate the element of time into her work. Since then, she has released 25+ albums of homebrew musique concrète both on her own and with a host of collaborators.