Sixteenth International Festival of Experimental Sound
Prepared Surroundings 2024
(informal dedication to John Cage)
EX TEMPORE \ БЕЗ ПОДГОТОВКИ
Call for Submissions
Hello. This year, the Prepared Surroundings Festival of Experimental Sound will take the form of an informal digest documenting unprepared or poorly prepared works.
On the last Wednesday of the year, we plan to publish a collection of video recordings, along with descriptions, on the festival's page. On the same day (or night), the festival's co-curators will host an open semi-spontaneous online meeting to experience the works together and discuss them with participants.
This year’s theme: EX TEMPORE \ БЕЗ ПОДГОТОВКИ.
We invite authors to creatively interpret the idea of unpreparedness in the context of sound-technology performance.
Have you had a concept in mind for a long time but lacked the means or reason to realize it? No problem. Turn on your phone’s camera, lean it against a wall, and improvise with whatever materials are at hand.
Maybe you created something years ago but never had the chance to share it - send it to us.
Did you suddenly feel inspired to perform a micro-object improvisation on the streets of a city you unexpectedly found yourself in? Ask a passerby to record it on their phone.
Looking for a reason to get to know your new neighbors better? Invite them to your electroacoustic kitchen concert (and accidentally hit record).
Are you a theorist of spontaneity who has always wanted to be a sound artist? Here’s your chance.
Or perhaps, in your case, unpreparedness must be meticulously planned - it's up to you.
If you’ve never heard of Prepared Surroundings before, check it out [here].
Submissions:
We accept video documentations of up to 10 minutes long, with a text description in Russian or English. Please provide downloadable links to your files: videos (.mp4 or .mov).
Works will be subject to curatorial selection.
How to Participate: Fill out [this form] to submit your work.
Submissions close on December 15, 2024.
festival's curatorial team: vitalina strekalova, dmitriy morozov, sergey kasich