“Sound Works” was a two-day workshop that took place in Fürstenwalde, a town situated in the glacial valley of the Spree river around 60 km east of Berlin and 40 km west of Poland. The workshop explored different acts of listening by adopting sound and auditory practices as tools for social connectedness and joining together.

“Sound Works” encouraged participants to investigate and interact with various sounds connected to their own everyday environment. As active listeners, participants were given the opportunity to become aware of their context and create a closer relationship with the space they inhabit. The aim of this collective session was to enable participants to experience sound not only as plain receivers but also as agents and producers. Recognizing that the sonic realm is equally important in a visually dominant culture, “Sound Works” allowed participants to develop a sonic awareness of their surroundings and cultivate a deeper interest in sonic arts.