Together with workshop leaders and participants, Radio WORM’s Ash Kilmartin will enter into a conversation about the creative processes and practices behind Tactology Lab and Taxonomies of Noise: two workshops involving different forms of instrument-making, craft, and attentive listening.

Tactology Lab is a recurring workshop programme initiated by Sounds Like Touch. This edition around the theme of ‘craft' is curated and led by Roald van Dillewijn and Michelle Vossen. The program brings together 13 makers, combining craft, technology, and performance into new musical instruments. The results of the lab will be presented at The Grey Space on Sunday April 6 at 16:00-17:00, prior to the conversation. 

Taxonomies of Noise is a lecture series designed for diverse educational levels, from secondary schools to higher education. It examines various classifications of literal and metaphorical noise to explore philosophical concepts ranging from Heraclitean thought to epistemological anarchism. This iteration is led by RɅɅɅF and Yolanda van Welij (Haags Theaterhuis). Using custom hardware, students will participate in constructing an ambient noise composition by RɅɅɅF, while learning deep listening, and establishing a dialogue about the breadth of subjective experience, with all of its associations, thoughts, and emotions. Given the often ambiguous nature of noise, techniques inspired by theater will help guide the imagination.

Haags Theaterhuis
Haags Theaterhuis wants to bring together children, young people and adults from The Hague with performances and theater lessons in wonder, playfulness and empathy; in meeting and connecting with each other's cultures, stories and backgrounds. The artistic director of Haags Theaterhuis is Yolanda van Welij.

Unbinare
Unbinare is an e-waste reverse engineering laboratory set up by Raaf Fennis. The goal is to reduce the increase in e-waste by finding ways to reuse discarded electronic devices from an ecological point of view. To achieve this goal, Fennis develops hardware and software tools that facilitate this scientific research.

RɅɅɅF
RɅɅɅF is the artist name of Raaf Fennis and is an anarchist harsh noise act. Hailing from the underground noise scene in The Hague 25 years ago, RɅɅɅF explore and research new ways to make harsh noise from repurposed electronic waste.