what do you hear? recorded voice, man, coming from a radio or a tv, distant voices, children playing, a body moving in the vicinity of the recorder, sound of a door, a clock ticking, marking time, an alarm ringing, a young child complaining, a distant rhythm, someone banging something on something, construction work perhaps, recorded voice, the same as before, a clock ticking, marking time, an alarm ringing, same as before, recorded voice, the same as before, a clock ticking, marking time, an alarm ringing, recorded voice, the same as before, pronouncing the same words as before, a clock ticking, marking time, an alarm ringing, same as before

Anush Matinyan – Our Yard

what do you hear? birds singing, a lone honk, birds continuously singing, a gush of wind, breathing, a lone bee, or a fly, birds singing, in the background, a gush of wing, stronger than the previous, perhaps traffic in the distance, or a river, deep breathing

Edvard Manukyan – Nature is Life

what do you hear? heavy rain, drops, drops, drops, distant rhythmic sounds of metal pieces, drops, drops, drops, birds, drops, drops, drops, bird singing loudly and rhythmically, drops, drops, drops, distant rhythmic sounds of metal pieces, bird singing loudly and rhythmically, drops, drops, drops, distant rhythmic sounds of metal pieces, drops, drops, drops, bird singing loudly and rhythmically, drops drops, drops, distant rhythmic sounds of metal pieces, drops, drops, drops, bird singing loudly and rhythmically, drops drops, drops

Edik Hovsepyan – Under the Roof

what do you hear? music in the distance, dance music, a clock ticking, perhaps, traffic passing, one car, and then the other, cellphone interferences, a small dog barking in the distance, music still playing, clock still ticking, car passing, dog barking, more traffic, heavier engine, clock ticking, music in the distance playing

Grisha Gevorgyan – On the Balcony

what do you hear? bees, bees, flying, constant buzz of bees flying, crows cawing, bees, crows cawing, metal bending under sun, rhythmically, bees, bees, bees, metal bending under sun, crows cawing in the distance, singing of another type of bird, a blackbird probably, constant buzz of bees, hovering human presence, bees, bird singing in the distance, a blackbird probably

Gor Ghalumyan – Agriculture

what do you hear? distant sound of traffic and river, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, cars passing by, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, klaxon, car passing by, someone coughing, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, steps, steps, continuous polyphonic sounds of birds and river in the background, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, steps, steps, distant traffic, two drivers greeting each other with klaxons, car passing by, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, chirp, chirp, chirp, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet

Mila Tumasyan – Untitled

what do you hear? birds in the distance, river, constant presence, animal noises in the distance, now nearer, deep growl, of a bear perhaps, river, constant presence, birds, deep growl, dog barking, mowing, mowing, deeper mowing, in the distance, high pitched mowing, in the distance, continuing, echoing, a reminder of strange wind instruments, or of a donkey, river, constant presence, birds

Arevik Hovakimyan – Roland

what do you hear? a car passing, water running, small amounts, not a river, but rather a fountain, car passing, voice of a man, rhythm of the water changes, footsteps, light body running, truck or bus passing, water running, car doors closing, one footstep, car doors, engine starting, several more voices, car passing, voice of man, voice of a woman, chatting, footsteps, car, and still, in the background, the water is running, continuous flow, small amounts, splash, splash, as if someone jumped into the water, perhaps a bird or a dog

Khachatur Aslanyan – Fountain

what do you hear? chewing, breathing, dog barking in the distance, rooster crowing, pig groining, chicken cackling, movement, rooster crowing, pig grunting, dog barking, pig groining, movement, chewing, eating, movement, wood cracking, movement, voice of a man, chewing, eating, pig groining, pig grunting, a car passing by, another car passes by, pig grunting louder and faster, chicken cackling

Hayk Badalyan – A Pig Song

what do you hear? constant traffic, wheels on wet road, conversation, voice of a woman, getting clearer, heavy footsteps passing by, heavy engine, constant traffic, wheels on wet road, engine of a motorcycle, voice of a man, hands beating on something, sounds of keys, constant traffic, in the distance, wheels on wet road

Arman Harutyunyan – Hope

Expressed as an ambiguously affirmative sentence, what we hear examines the idea of listening as a pedagogical and collaborative process – an inclusive tool to reconsider how we hear, what we hear, who we hear.

what we hear is structured around a number of (collective) listening exercises and experiments taking place indoors and outdoors, and aims to introduce participants to practices of field recording and field listening. Each listening exercises is followed by group discussions, during which participants are invited to recollect and analyze what they heard, but also rethink how they hear. A process that intends to bring them to a renewed perception of their direct acoustic environments – of the minute sounds that compose their everyday.

what we hear is part of the open format, ongoing collaborations between Edgar Kandratian and Vincent Chomaz, resulting in ever changing formats, identities and activities.

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