Kuppelhalle 2

Yara Mekawei pres. »Sonic Forces«

19:00

Saadet Türköz & Eldar Tagi

20:00

Ticketing closed

Yara Mekawei will present a new project commissioned by the CTM 2025 Radio Lab exploring the intersection of personal and political struggles through sound. As a woman living in a society dominated by religious conservatism and patriarchal structures, Mekawei explores how affection can serve both as a sanctuary and a battleground. Set against the politically charged landscape of Egypt, where borders with Palestine, Libya, and Sudan represent sites of war and refuge, her project delves into the paradox of seeking safety amid deeper personal struggles. By capturing field recordings from Egypt’s border regions, Mekawei’s proposed work, »Sonic Forces« will create a soundscape that reflects this journey: the sounds of crossing points, refugee camps, and border towns transformed into a layered auditory landscape.

A celebrated improviser and vocal artist, Saadet Türköz’s music is deeply rooted in the folk songs of her grandparents, intertwined with sounds from India, Central Asia, and the Arab world and blended seamlessly with blues, free jazz, and the European and American avant-garde. She’s joined by sound artist Eldar Tagi, whose intricate sonic landscapes bridge experimental techniques and personal narratives shaped by his mixed Central Asian heritage.

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Yara Mekawei is commissioned by the CTM Radio Lab, a project by Deutschlandfunk Kultur – Hörspiel / Klangkunst and CTM Festival in collaboration with ORF musikprotokoll im steirischen herbst, Ö1 Kunstradio, and the sound art initiative tekhnē, which is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Yara's commission was also supported by the Studio für elektroakustische Musik der Akademie der Künste.