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The painting

This much we know. The woman in the portrait is wearing pearls, leaning forward, smoking a cigarette. But the rest is unknown – who she was, her relationship with an unknown artist. It is open to speculation.

YASS! Masterclass: Felix Blume – Listening to the other(s)

Listening to the others is YASS! 2022 third online masterclass.It was recorded last December 1st, 2022. More than sound, listening is the central point of Felix Blume’s work: listening as a way to relate to others, to meet and learn from the other(s). Revisiting previous projects, such as his audio piece  Los gritos de México […]

Iolanda mi nanta de nomini | Iolanda, they call me by my name

This work has been produced with the support of Lucia’s YASS! Mentorship program.Studiolanda has worked with radio producer Rikke Houd. Orlanda Sassu, a Sardinian poet and ecologist (1924-2015), carried on a lifelong practice of audio recording to archive the memory of her country and language that she feared to lose. Her voice transcends time barriers […]

Meteor Bodies

This work has been produced with the support of Lucia’s YASS! Mentorship program.Kate Donovan has worked with audio maker Katharina Smets. In 1954, a woman was woken from her nap on the couch by a meteorite crashing through the ceiling of her home, bouncing off the radio and eventually hitting her body. The re-telling of […]

De Buffalo Bitches, 20 Jaar Later | Ep. 3

In the early 2000s, a very young radio student discovered the Buffalo Bitches, the female hooligan club of KAA Gent. Eva Moeraert made a moving mockumentary about Kimberley and Tiffany, the only two members of the club. Their love for their soccer club is unbreakable, and the two become close friends. Twenty years later, Eva […]

SANTINI. A hand when you need it

GATHERINGS We have never liked speed dates much, elevator pitches make us anxious, the industry in Lucia comes to listen and often stays incognito. But this year we have an event dedicated only to podcasting professionals because independent producers often has to face difficult and lonely choices. Thus SANTINI: if you don’t know how to […]

Malafemmina | Ep. 3 Fobie

LISTENING In the presence of the author and Lilith Primavera. Malafemmina is the story of a life-changing encounter between a French director and a trans artist, an unlikely friendship born and nurtured in the lively nights of East Rome. Chloé Barreau tells the story of Lilith Primavera, a contemporary diva who has crossed genders to […]

Loss, Rain and Listening as an act of intimacy

MASTERCLASS Un aspetto centrale del fare audio è l’ascolto. Per Nanna Hauge Kristensen l’ascolto implica un’attenzione corporea – una sintonia con l’altro – crea uno spazio di apertura e di scambio.  Le sue opere audio ruotano spesso intorno alla perdita e a nuovi inizi e il suo lavoro si muove tra antropologia, documentarismo e arte. Nelle […]