How does sound tell a story? In the three-part film series 'Around Sound', three films are central where not the image, but sound is the leading narrative. What if sound doesn’t serve the visual, but instead takes the lead in telling a cinematic story?
Optics are everything, could be the motto of our contemporary culture. Whether something is real or genuine hardly seems to matter anymore, as long as the picture looks right. The regime of visual language is so dominant that our eyes appear to have become our primary senses. Yet in the battle for our attention through visual overstimulation, we are forgetting an important source for storytelling: sound.
The screenings focus on an optimal sound experience, which is why they take place at Volver Studio near Ringbaan Noord. Balloons will be available for the audience who want to feel the film’s soundtrack. A sign language interpreter will be present during the screening of The Tuba Thieves. All three films will be briefly introduced by curator Anneroos Goosen, and will open with a short sound film by Het Concreet. Afterwards, you can listen to a tape piece by Het Concreet in the sound studio’s control room. The opening film for this screening will be by Het Concreet X Janneke van der Putten.
