The Sonic Atelier #3 – A Conversation with Federico Albanese
(2025)
author(s): Francesca Guccione
published in: Research Catalogue
This exposition is part of the series The Sonic Atelier – Conversations with Contemporary Composers and Producers, dedicated to exploring the evolving role of the composer in the twenty-first century. Through a Q&A format, the project investigates how contemporary creators inhabit hybrid identities at the intersection of composition, production, performance, and technology. This interview features Federico Albanese, who reflects on his formation, his approach to integrating sound design and production into the act of writing, and his perspective on the transformations of today’s recording industry and streaming platforms. His insights shed light on central issues such as hybridity, authorship, and the value of craftsmanship in contemporary music-making.
Interviews with Collaborators of Jóhann Jóhannsson
(2025)
author(s): Francesca Guccione
published in: Research Catalogue
This research project gathers a series of interviews with some of the closest collaborators of Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969–2018). Conducted between 2022 and 2025, the conversations preserve first-hand testimonies of his creative process, collaborative methods, and unique sonic universe.
Through the voices of Echo Collective (Neil Leiter & Margaret Hermant), Francesco Donadello, Viktor Orri Árnason, and Yair Elazar Glotman, the project explores themes such as orchestration, sound experimentation, electroacoustic practices, and the integration of music with film. The interviews have been edited and adapted from their original form in order to ensure clarity and contextual coherence, while remaining faithful to the collaborators’ perspectives.
Taken together, these accounts shed light on Jóhannsson’s aesthetics and working philosophy, offering a multifaceted portrait of a composer whose legacy continues to influence contemporary music.
WEGE 3 - Zur Wiederverzauberung der Welt
(last edited: 2022)
author(s): Florian Tanzer, Andrea Sodomka, Doris Ingrisch
This exposition is in progress and its share status is: visible to all.
Eine perfromative Installation zu Menschen, deren Wege und Erfolge in Zwischenräumen daheim sind.
Wir nähern uns den Menschen und ihrem Denken im Dazwischen mit dem Begriff der Haltung, in einem weiten Verständnis als immer schon gegebene Bezüglichkeit, einer vor jeglicher Bezugnahme vorhandenen potentiellen Bezüglichkeit.
Menschen wie sie in den Fokus eines Projekts zu stellen, Existenzen wie ihren nachzuspüren, und, ebenso nicht-linear wie sie selbst sich zeigen, sich erzählen und agieren, zur Darstellung zu bringen, birgt ein explosives Potential.
"WEGE / WAYS OF..."
(last edited: 2022)
author(s): Doris Ingrisch, Andrea Sodomka, Florian Tanzer
This exposition is in progress and its share status is: visible to all.
Gespräche ueber Haltungen, Vorgehensweisen, Lebenswege, kuenstlerische Konzepte... im Dazwischen. Das Interdisziplinaere hinterfragen, mit Menschen deren Wege und Erfolge in Zwischenraeumen daheim sind.
Tools of Vulnerability
(last edited: 2020)
author(s): Maria Walczuk
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My film work has revolved around a hypothesis of vulnerability with my artistic research question:
in the context of interviews and the larger scope of cinematic storytelling, how can tools to access vulnerability be a symbolic key to unlocking the transformative power of resilience in a narrative?
Proposed Methodology:
I. The Privilege of Listening
II. The Power of Silence
III. Trust & Intuition
IV. The Light of Vulnerability
V. Discovery of Resilience
