mittlungsradio

radio sound system / installation / sound sculpture / performance

KW Institute for Contemporary Art / Berlin Biennale 2018

Mittlungsradio is a collaborative artistic research project inviting residents of an old people’s home in Berlin Mitte to join forces in open radio studios, workshops and participatory live performances to explore and respond to the processes of art and knowledge production at the heart of the Berlin Biennale programme.

The collaborative development and use of a minituarised, mobile radio sound system provoked a series of reflections on issues such as visibility, intergenerational knowledge transfer and the resurgence of right-wing extremist politics in Germany.

Spontaneously transforming the spaces of the Berlin Biennale into an ambiguous and performative site of transmission, the project invited visitors and passers-by to meet and reflect on the collective and individual intentions and sustainability of the momentary practices at stake.

The residues of the collective work manifest an online radio archive comprised of narratives, miniature radio plays and field recordings.

The project manifests as a contribution to the (Ver-)Mittlungs programme of the 10th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, 2018.

Special thanks to the (Ver-)Mittlungsteam of the 10th Berlin Biennale and especially to Mona Marijke Jas.

Further links:
Mittlungsradio at the 10th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
10th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art

Technical support:
Alexander Skorobogatov
Anna Maria Hall

Images: Victoria Tomaschko, Anton Kats
Image postproduction: Victoria Tomaschko, Igor Kritskiy 

The project is comissioned by: