Dialogues of Strings and Space – Encounters with Experimental Sound

Dialogues of Strings and Space – Encounters with Experimental Sound.

There are sounds that you don’t just hear, but step into. “Dialogues of Strings and Space” is an invitation to a world where music becomes space, and space begins to resonate.

In Sokołowsko — at the Zdrowie Cinema Theatre and the International Culture Laboratory — young participants will encounter sound that does not merely flow from the stage, but surrounds, guides and moves the body and the imagination. It is an experience of listening with one’s whole being.

“Dialogues of Strings and Space – Encounters with Experimental Sound” is an artistic and educational project for young people from the Mieroszów municipality, taking place in Sokołowsko. Around 300 young people will take part in the events, attending a concert and a performance showcasing contemporary forms of experimental music.

The aim of the project is to develop a conscious appreciation of sound art, broaden young people’s cultural literacy and foster sensitivity to unconventional forms of artistic expression.

Katarzyna Karpowicz’s concert introduces participants to the realm of intercultural dialogue. Traditional Japanese instruments — the koto and the shō — are presented in the context of contemporary performance techniques, microtonality and electronics. Participants learn how musical heritage can function within a modern artistic language.

Ellen Fullman’s performance using the Long String Instrument exemplifies art at the intersection of music, installation and spatial work. Young people experience sound as a physical and spatial phenomenon, learning new ways of listening and understanding the relationship between the body, movement and sound.

The project supports the development of perceptual skills, concentration and openness to aesthetic diversity. It presents art as a tool for learning, reflection and building conscious participation in contemporary culture.

The ‘Dialogues of Strings and Space – Encounters with Experimental Sound’ project ‘Co-funded by the Minister of Culture and Heritage’

The IN SITU Contemporary Art Foundation invites young people (aged 13–18) from Mieroszów and the surrounding area to a unique event:

🎧 Dialogues of Strings – Encounters with Experimental Sound
🗓 6 August 2025 (Wednesday), 4.00 pm
📍 Sokołowsko – Culture Laboratory, Museum Under Construction, Zdrowie Cinema Theatre

The programme includes:
🔹 A meeting with Robert Piotrowicz – artistic director of the Sanatorium Dźwięku festival
🔹 Exhibition: Bożenna Biskupska – ‘Cabinet of Possibilities’ Vol. 1
🔹 Concert by Katarzyna Karpowicz featuring the Japanese instruments koto and shō, with a musical introduction

💡 This is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of sound, art and modern musical experiments, as well as to experience contemporary culture in the inspiring space of Sokołowska.

🔗 Event details and full programme ⬇️

🎧 Dialogues of Strings – Encounters with Experimental Sound

🗓 10 August 2025 (Sunday), 4.00 pm

📍 Sokołowsko – Culture Laboratory, Museum Under Construction, Różana 3, Sokołowsko

The programme includes:

🔹 Concert / Performance by Ellen Fullman – The Long String Instrument

Ellen Fullman

For over four decades, Ellen Fullman has been consistently developing her original project, The Long String Instrument — an installation comprising dozens of tuned strings over fifteen metres long, which resonate within architectural spaces at festivals around the world, such as Tectonics in Athens, the Sydney Festival and the London Contemporary Music Festival. Through her research into the theory of tuning in just intonation, h

Katarzyna Karpowicz

An artist who straddles the line between tradition and experimentation. She plays the koto and the shō, processing their sounds through electronics, oscillating between clarity and distortion. Her music is a journey through elusive realms — from ancient harmonies to waves vibrating on the edge of audibility. She combines detuning, microtonal tensions and subtle sonic textures, building a personal, highly sensual world. Fascinated by the aesthetics of imperfection and the power of small gestures, she creates music that simultaneously defies expectations and surprises with its elegance.

She is active in projects combining music with theatre, performance and the visual arts. Her approach to sound is characterised by delicacy, precision and a deep respect for sound as a vehicle for meaning and ritual.

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