Sunday, September 28
Sound art, as much as poetry, is offering us tools for reading the world that are endowed with subtlety and sensitivity. Thanks to technology, we now have scientific proof that plants can be heard and that they listen. As the flora is at the center of research on survival at a time when ecological decline is unstoppable, we wondered how we could create a setting in which, through sound art, surrounded by the rich collection of the Botanical Garden, the listening audience could reconsider the complex relationships we have with the plant world. Moving from sensory perceptions to historical or political landmarks, and from food to models of regeneration or design, the themes offered by plants are manifold. Through a selection of sound pieces, meetings with artists, auditions, and a performance dedicated to gardens, plants, and nature in general, we hope that the Botanical Garden’s audience will join the ORIZONT SONOR festival and explore with us the ability of sound to decipher the world we live in. Program curated by Anamaria Pravicencu and SEMI SILENT.
September 28
Performance | Language: Open to the public, with admission fee
Vittoria Assembri invites us to rediscover the Bucharest Botanical Garden. Using the surrounding plant materials, the artist creates a unique sound performance
September 28
Listening, Panel discussion | Language: English, French & Romanian, Open to the public, with admission fee
Marie Guérin invites the audience on a unique journey: her Tales of Cincu open the doors to a rural Romania, inhabited by traditions, myths, and intimate stories.
September 28
Immersive Sound Listening | Language: English & Romanian, Open to the public, with admission fee
Through four sound pieces by Romanian, British, and Croatian artists, the audience is invited to wander through imaginary or real gardens in a poetic reinterpretation of the Botanical Garden’s spaces.
September 28
Listening, Project presentation | Language: English, Open to the public, with admission fee
Sillyconductor takes us on a journey: part lecture, part listening session, the event will combine stories about plants and art experiments.
September 28
Listening Session, Radio drama | Language: French, Open to the public, Subtitles RO/EN, with admission fee
Anne Lepère invites us to look up at the sky and let ourselves be carried away by an audio fiction that will close this program, offering a journey from dusk to a night filled with dreams.