Sustainability

A compilation of articles and ressources

17 April, 2024

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©Stefanie Kulisch

Interest in sustainable development and its many interwoven ecological, social and economic dimensions has increased significantly in the cultural sector in recent years.

On the one hand, art and culture – in this case, music – can play a role in conveying values and knowledge to initiate change towards a socially, ecologically and economically sustainable global community. On the other hand, the sector itself needs to scrutinise its ways of working and producing with consideration for sustainability on an individual, organisational and systemic level.

At field notes, we try to take both perspectives into account: with a workshop series about perspectives on sustainability in contemporary music, we provide inspiration and practical guidance on how to meet challenges with regard to climate change. At the annual conferences, meanwhile, we focus primarily on the aesthetic dimension of engaging artistically with the topic as well as the question of what knowledge and potential for transformation lie in music and sound.

Here you can find a compilation of articles, guides and events on the topic of sustainability and contemporary music.

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Murnauer MoosWikiMUC/2018-04-22 Frühlingswanderung Murnauer Moos

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Leitfaden | Klimaverantwortung im Kulturbereich

Der Text erläutert die Rahmenbedingungen der deutschen Klima- und Kulturpolitik in Hinblick auf Nachhaltigkeit im Kulturbereich und geht auf die Frage ein, wie gesellschaftliche Verantwortung auch im Verhältnis zur künstlerischen Freiheit ausgestaltet werden kann. Darauf aufbauend gibt er ...

Blumenwiese

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Guides | Development and Incorporation of Sustainability Guidelines

How can sustainability guidelines and mission statements establish a strong foundation for sustainability, cultural diversity, and climate protection? This text aims to provide insights on how music-makers and organisations in contemporary music can incorporate these tools into their work ...

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Leitfaden | Erstellung von ganzheitlichen Nachhaltigkeitskonzepten

Die vorliegende Dokumentation ist eine Einführung in die konzeptionelle Planung und Umsetzung von Nachhaltigkeitszielen. Ergänzt wird dies anhand von Beispielen aus der Praxis von Musikprojekten, die sich für umweltbewusstes Handeln und Nachhaltigkeit einsetzen. Zudem dient sie als Materia...

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Leitfaden | Nachhaltigkeitsleitfäden: Eine Übersicht

Die Nachhaltigkeitsentwicklung im Kulturbereich ist ein sehr aktives und produktives Feld und es gibt mittlerweile zahlreiche hilfreiche Ressourcen, auf die Kulturakteur*innen zurückgreifen können. Wir haben diverse Leitfäden gesichtet und auf Relevanz für die (freie) zeitgenössische Musik...

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Leitfaden | Literatur und Ressourcen zur Nachhaltigkeit in der zeitgenössischen Musik

Diese ständig wachsende Liste von Links und Literaturempfehlungen soll allen Interessierten helfen, sich einen Überblick über die verschiedenen Initiativen, Institutionen, politischen Beschlüsse und Empfehlungen aus der Forschungsliteratur zu verschaffen. Diese Liste erhebt keinen Anspruch...

Dokumentationen der Workshopreihe zur Nachhaltigkeit in der zeitgenössischen Musik

Green Touring

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Guides | Green Touring

For most professional artists and ensembles, international performances are the order of the day. This raises the question of how the globalized art and cultural sector can align with sustainability requirements, particularly in terms of mobility. This guide explores ways to make touring a...

Publikumsmobilität

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Guides | Guide: Audience Mobility

Studies have shown that audience mobility is one of the main sources of CO₂ emissions in the cultural sector. This text explores innovative mobility concepts, shares experiences with measuring and implementing measures for sustainable audience travel and provides insights into the results ...

Vergangene Workshops

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Community of Practice

Interest in sustainable development and its many interwoven ecological, social and economic dimensions has increased significantly in the cultural sector in recent years. For this reason, inm / field notes is continuing the series of workshops on developing skills in the field of sustainab...

Fachbeiträge der Konferenz »Time to Listen« 2023

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Video | Edoardo Micheli »Sonic Ecosystems and Listening Communities«

Starting from the latest developments in the field of ecoacoustics, this session includes a talk, a listening session and some sound imagination exercises on the inhabitation of ecosystems by acoustic communities that are constantly listening to each other.

Workshop Nele Möller

Video | Nele Möller »unrecording the field«

In Nele Möller's workshop, we reflect critically on the practice of field recording and pay attention to the agency of the recorded, especially of those that cannot give language-based consent.

Gilles Aubry beim Vortrag

Video | Gilles Aubry »Sawt, Bodies, Species«

Following the publication of his book »Sawt, Bodies, Species« Gilles Aubry shares findings from his research on ecological voices in Morocco.

Halim Sbai beim Vortrag

Video | Halim Sbai »Joudour Sahara Music Program«

In his lecture, Halim Sbai presents the work of the Joudour Sahara Music Program.

Fachbeiträge der Konferenz »Time to Listen« 2022

Gina Emerson stellt ihr Forschungsprojekt dem Publikum des Open Spaces vor.

Video | Gina Emerson: Social-ecological sustainability in contemporary musical cultures

Ralf Weiss bei seinem Vortrag in der Akademie der Künste

Video | Dr. Ralf Weiß: Sustainability declaration for the cultural sector

Hanna Grześkiewicz beim Vortrag ihrer Forschung

Video | Hanna Grześkiewicz: »Sounds of Resistance«

Künstlerin Karen Power beim Vortrag vor dem Publikum des Open Space.

Video | Karen Power: Field Recording as Composition

Susie Ibarra bei Vortrag im Rahmen des Open Spaces.

Video | Susie Ibarra: Stories of the Desert in a Changing Climate

Künstlerin Nandita Kumar beim Vortrag vor den Teilnehmenden des Open Space.

Video | Nandita Kumar: Sounding the Quintessential

Valentina Bressan beim Vortrag

Video | Valentina Bressan: How to create events that support society in ecological change

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Feature | Giada Dalla Bontà: Sonic Agency in unsustainable Worlds

The Dostoevskian motto Beauty will save the world, expanding from the realms of literature to philosophical and theological debates of ethico-aesthetic nature, has nowadays reached popular culture in forms of quotational knowledge printed on posters, tea mugs and home décor items.

AnA Maria Rodriguez von Uwe Walter

Interview | AnA Maria Rodriguez über »The Frequency of Flowers«

Mit »The Frequency of Flowers« präsentiert AnA Maria Rodriguez im September eine Klanginstallation, die die Kommunikation zwischen Lebewesen und ihrer Umgebung auslotet. Mit Laura Kunkel sprach sie über Gongs, Insekten-Communities und die Grenzen der Kunst.

THE Å//A UNIVERSE – HIDDEN SONGLINES OF THE BALTIC SEA (Post) von FrauVonDa

Interview | FrauVonDa über »BALTIC SONGLINES«

FrauVonDa haben mit »THE Å//A UNIVERSE – HIDDEN SONGLINES OF THE BALTIC SEA« ein in jeder Hinsicht grenzsprengendes Projekt initiiert. Vor der Performance von »BALTIC SONGLINES« am 2. und 3. September sprachen Claudia van Hasselt und Nicolas Wiese mit Laura Baumgardt darüber.

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Publikumsmobilität

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Guides | Guide: Audience Mobility

Studies have shown that audience mobility is one of the main sources of CO₂ emissions in the cultural sector. This text explores innovative mobility concepts, shares experiences with measuring and implementing measures for sustainable audience travel and provides insights into the results ...

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Video | Edoardo Micheli »Sonic Ecosystems and Listening Communities«

Starting from the latest developments in the field of ecoacoustics, this session includes a talk, a listening session and some sound imagination exercises on the inhabitation of ecosystems by acoustic communities that are constantly listening to each other.

Blumenwiese

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Guides | Development and Incorporation of Sustainability Guidelines

How can sustainability guidelines and mission statements establish a strong foundation for sustainability, cultural diversity, and climate protection? This text aims to provide insights on how music-makers and organisations in contemporary music can incorporate these tools into their work ...

Schriftzug der Allianz Foundation

Climate Cultures Call (Deadline: tba)

In order to be able to effectively counteract climate change, we need to change our mindset. What is needed are holistic approaches that take into account the connection between global warming and social climate – and from this obtain incentives for the urgently needed transformation of ou...

Hanna Grześkiewicz beim Vortrag ihrer Forschung

Video | Hanna Grześkiewicz: »Sounds of Resistance«