Sound: Auditory Cultures and Sonic Arts by Antoine Chessex

The Minor Sound: Auditory Cultures and Sonic Arts is a Transversal Minor at the Zurich University of the Arts exploring sound and listening from a broad range of perspectives. Focusing on Sound Studies and Sonic Arts approached as transdisciplinary fields of explorations, the minor offers a platform to engage sound and listening as ways to engage with the world.

Sound: Auditory Cultures and Sonic Arts

The Minor Sound is a study programme at the Zurich University of the Arts, as well as a transversal structure for artistic research on sound and listening. The platform focuses on sound studies and sonic arts from transdisciplinary perspectives, exploring the interrelations between practice and discourse. This page is currently under construction and will document courses, events, publications by students, artists, lecturers and researchers involved in this constellation.

Team:

Tobias Gerber

Vivian Wang

Franziska Koch

Aleksandra Sucur

Thomas Peter

Antoine Chessex

Link to the programme at the Zurich University of the Arts

Upcoming public event/exhibition on June 6th 2025 at 16:00 at Toni Areal, ZHdK, Zurich

Courses and seminars:

Sonic Medias (Tobias Gerber)

Sonic Histories (Vivian Wang & Franziska Koch)