Leftover Klangwerk:

Sound-Making Objects

with J “Mo’ong” Santoso Pribadi

Guest-curated by Soydivision & L-KW

Saturday 16th of November 2024

12-16 Uhr

Location: Morphine Raum, Köpenicker Straße 147, Berlin

Using or creating objects as media that produce sounds from the materials that are around us such as sorted waste materials. Workshop and performance will introduce and invite the community to channel a form of freedom in the form of sound through the sound-making object, without the limitations of conventional music.

The keys of the workshop:

1. Everyone can play in the sense of making sound.

2. The instrument is not an instrument per se but an object used to produce sound.

3. The sound-making object does not need to be tuned.

4. Adults and children alike can feel free to produce sounds based on their inner sense or feeling.

5. We must bring all our life experience to bear on the music.

6. The structure of the piece should come from exploring the possibilities of the given instrument/the sound-making object.

7. Paying attention, listening and respecting each other is the essence of playing together.

8. Humble & Honesty.

Requirements for participation:

• You’re a Berlin-based music professional in the early stages of establishing your practice

• Have the courage to use carpentry tools, such as drills, saws, and grinders. 

• Though not a necessity, it’s helpful if you have basic recording experience and soldering experience.

Bring with you:

• Bring objects/materials from around you that you think can produce a sound.

• Don't hesitate to bring any kind of electrical that you think can be combined with the objects/materials that we will make into sound-producing.

Entry Fee: Voluntary donation. Suggested donation for this workshop: € 10

This workshop is wheelchair accessible, and assistance dogs are welcome.

We especially encourage flinta, bipoc, disabled, neurodiverse, and queer persons to apply.

Please find our Accessibility Rider at nutsandbolts.space/accessibilityrider.

Workshop Language: English

Contact: nutsandboltsgermany@gmail.com

Bangkok-born and Java-raised, Johanes “Mo’ong” Santoso Pribadi is an experimental music composer and instrument builder. His main area of study is music Nusantara, or the music of Indonesia.

Mo’ong started his studies in Western classical music with a major in double bass, then continued with a Masters in composition at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts in Surakarta, exploring the wisdom of Javanese folklore. He now plays internationally with various collaborative projects, such as Takkak Takkak and Raja Kirik.

https://www.moongpribadi.com/

Leftover Klangwerk is a socially engaged and sonic art creation activity in the form of participatory workshop and collective improvisation. “Leftover” refers to waste, and the German word “Klangwerk” means “sound creation”. Inspired by circular design/upcycling methodology, the workshop will introduce and invite participants to channel a form of freedom in the form of sound through the sound-making object, without the limitations of conventional music.

https://www.soydivision.berlin/leftover-klangwerk

Sōydivision is a collaborative platform and artist group predominantly composed of Indonesian diaspora artists based in Berlin. Positioned at the intersection of art and activism, sōydivision creates and curates various art forms, including performances, workshops, culinary art activities, film screenings, and discussions.

https://soydivision.berlin

L-KW produces various auralities, formats and collaborations, often with sonic sibling Soydivision Berlin.

https://l-kw.de/

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