Acousmo: Tini Aliman, Stanford Chen, Kay; ZION and FUBU

Doors: 20:30
Concerts: 21:30
DJs: 00:00 – 04:00 

Address: Allmendstrasse 93, 8041 Zürich , Halle D, First Floor 

Acousmo is a concert and sound art series focused on intentional listening. It offers a space for concentrated engagement with live sound and aims to counter the fast and superficial consumption of music. In this cycle, Acousmo introduces a new format: each evening begins with two solo performances by musicians or sound artists that are curated by the community. These are followed by an improvised set where both artists perform together. The program concludes with DJ sets.

Live Program : 

Tini Aliman [SG/DE], was born in Singapore and currently practicing in Germany. She is a sound artist and composer, field recordist and audio engineer who works at the intersection of theatre and film sound design, live sound art performances and sound installation. Her research interests include but are not limited to, ethnomusicology, spatial acoustics, bio-music and cartographical sonic epistemology. She has been involved in projects, performances and exhibitions presented at National Gallery Singapore, NTU Center for Contemporary Art, Venice Biennale, Singapore Biennale, Singapore Art Museum, Sammlung Philara Düsseldorf, UNSSC in Turin, ZHDK in Zurich and SFMOMA. Some of her residencies and scholarships awarded include NTU Center for Contemporary Art in Singapore, Borderlands Residency at Ludwig Forum in Aachen, National Arts Council Singapore’s collaboration with Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin and the upcoming Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart.
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Stanford Chen (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist and poet with an extensive background as a cancer biologist. Born outside Washington DC to Taiwanese immigrants and now based in Zürich, Switzerland, his artistic practices till the soils of the Asian diaspora, migrant communities, and queer identities, digging and unearthing their narratives. He is currently interested in creating participatory installations at the intersection of visual and performative arts. Through storytelling, somatic movements, and communal rituals, he is researching different approaches aimed at restoring, renewing, and reconnecting with ancestral memories to uncover intrinsic tools for healing, resilience, empowerment, solidarity, and belonging. Central to his practice is also an invitation to community building, mutual care and creating points of convergence where diverse experiences can transform into shared futures.

Kay Zhang  (she/they) is a sonic artist who explores around the topics of in-betweenness through sound, performance, curation and research. Their curatorial work lends itself to ‘learning by doing’ methods and experimentation, which are intertwined with transdisciplinary art. They work within various projects and coordinate different platforms with an interest in intercultural identities, queer feminist theories and sound ecologies. Kay is dedicated to exploring and engaging, by using sound performance knowledges, curating experiences through works of sound art (field recordings), collective listening and care practices. Kay is a founding member of Kollektiv international Totem (KIT), River Oracle, and ARKA. Kay fosters collaborations within disciplines to create bridges (in)-between them.

www.zhangkay.com 

ZION is a Switzerland-based DJ known for his high-energy, hybrid sets that seamlessly blend Caribbean influences, Bass Music, and queer electronic sounds. Having ignited stages at festivals like Frauenfeld and AmBach, as well as clubs in Paris, Amsterdam, and Portugal, ZION delivers an eclectic and electrifying experience where deep basslines and vibrant rhythms collide.

FUBU  Soundsystem is music for us by us. A group of friends that comes together to play, dance and celebrate with you.