🗓️ Saturday, 20 Sept | 10:00 - 13:00📍 BlaBlaLab at Natlab, Eindhoven🎟️ Reserve your spot via Eventbrite (link in bio)💸 Open donation — pay what you can to support the initiative.
Field recording begins with the simple yet profound act of listening. In this hands-on workshop led by sound artist Marieke van de Ven, we will explore how to attune our ears to the environment, capture sounds from the world around us, and reflect on the experience of listening together.
We will start with a short introduction to the practice of field recording and learn about the tools, microphones, and recording techniques that help us capture the soundscape around us. Then we will step outside into the surroundings of Natlab and Strijp-S to record the unique textures of the local sound environment. Finally, we will return indoors to exchange recordings, impressions, and reflections. Together, we will consider how sound can shape narratives and inspire new ways of listening to our environment. This workshop is suitable for anyone curious about sound, from absolute beginners to those already experimenting with audio. All equipment will be provided.
About the tutor
Marieke van de Ven creates sound walks, podcasts, audio stories, electro-acoustic compositions and field recordings. Inspired by the sounds surrounding us, she investigates the musicality and narratives formed by nature and urban environments. Within the stratification of field recordings, abstract sounds, interviews and text, she explores the relationship between sound and storytelling.
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About BlaBlaLab
BlaBlaLab is both a community for tech-based art practitioners and a collaborative co-working environment for designers, writers, tech enthusiasts, and researchers. As the name suggests, it fosters storytelling as an experiential learning process, with a strong focus on technology-based art practices. Within BlaBlaLab you’ll find tools, devices, and a supportive environment to experiment, collaborate, and connect. This podcast workshop series is one way to open up the space and encourage makers to explore sound as a creative medium.
