The Cold War Continuum: The Role of Sound Systems in the Vibrational Delusions of Sonic Warfare
Symposium (live stream)

Symposium designed and moderated by Jessica Edwards (UK / DE)

Participants: Prof. Louis Chude-Sokei (USA), Sébastien Carayol (FR), Sarah Farina (DE), Dr. Steve Goodman (UK), Martin Kowalski (DE), Dr. Kerstin Meißner (DE), Dr. Bodo Mrozek(DE), Prof. Helmut Müller-Enbergs (DE), Nik Nowak (DE)

Live-stream and further information at http://sounding.systems

The KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art presents the programme series SOUND(ING) SYSTEMS on the occasion of Nik Nowak's exhibition Schizo Sonics in the KINDL's Kesselhaus. The symposium and the three performances will be live-streamed in March, April and May.

SOUND(ING) SYSTEMS examines the history of the Cold War via the so-called ‘Lautsprecherkrieg’ (loudspeaker war) and the ‘Studio am Stacheldraht’ (Studio at the Barbed Wire) in Berlin. The program focuses on the surprising political entanglements of Jamaican and Korean sound systems in the global struggle between the great powers fighting for ideological influence; the controversial use of acoustic weapons in Cuba as well as the politicization of subcultural movements. A critical analysis of the ideological demands made on sound systems separate to the Cold War, examining the global transformations of sound system cultures.

Generously funded by the Musicboard Berlin GmbH

Supported by Neustart Kultur and Stiftung Kunstfonds