From 6 to 9 April, a meeting of partner organizations Collective for Promotion of Contemporary Music Studio 6 and ON Rizom Institute will take place, marking the close collaboration between them within the Sounding Spomenik project. With support from Culture Moves Europe residency program, in July 2024, audio and video recordings were made at two monuments in Serbia, at the Mausoleum of Struggle and Victory in Čačak (designed by architect Bogdan Bogdanović), and at the Mausoleum to the Fallen Insurgents' in Popina (also by Bogdan Bogdanović). The purpose of the meeting is to exchange knowledge and experience, along with a joint reflection on the unique approaches of both organizations. The public is invited to engage and co-create the Sounding Spomenik community on 8 April, to deepen the understanding of contemporary artistic practice, sound art, and the role of historical monuments in today's cultural discourse. The meeting is part of Twinning Program, organized by the Zagreb-based organization Kooperativa, supported by ERSTE Foundation.

Location: SCCA – SCCA – Project Room, Metelkova 6, 1000 Ljubljana







PROGRAM

6 April (internal meeting)

· 14:00 Milana Zarić arrives in Ljubljana. After settling in at Hotel Park and lunch, a meeting will be held with Nataša Serec and László Juhász to finalize the project goals and context for Sounding Spomenik
· Later, Jernej Babnik Romaniuk will join the meeting to discuss recording methodologies and post-production
· László Juhász will introduce the SonoLiminal label under which the upcoming recordings will be released
· Guidelines will be created for Milana Zarić to present the project on a radio station in The Hague
· End of the day: group dinner and program planning

7 April (internal meeting)

10:00–15:00 (with a lunch break)

· Technical meeting between Jernej Babnik Romaniuk and Milana Zarić about improving field recordings
· Preparation for Milana Zarić's solo evening concert (harp) at Osmo/za
· Before the concert: A discussion with Milana Zarić, Jernej Babnik Romaniuk, László Juhász, and Nataša Serec about the project and an invitation to the public event on 8 April
· Concert: Milana Zarić presents a piece from the sonic heritage of field recordings, with live visualization by Lina Rica

8 April (open to public)

10:00–12:00

· Workshop led by Milana Zarić, Nataša Serec, Jernej Babnik Romaniuk and László Juhász on the relationship between sound, space, and architecture. A performance evaluation will follow – assessing sound, setup, visualization, and suggestions for improvements.

14:00–18:00

· Milana Zarić shares her experience from field recording at Mausoleum of Battle and Victory in Čačak
· Manja Ristić (online) talks about her work at Popina Memorial Park
· Lecture by Belma Bešlić-Gál: Unheard Stories: Sonic Aspects of Brutalist Monuments in Yugoslavia
· Discussion on the call for contributions to Sound in Museums
· Borut Wenzel presents technical and spatial aspects of multimedia installations
· Belma Bešlić-Gál shares plans for implementing Sounding Spomenik in Bosnia and Herzegovina
· Timo Kreuser introduces potential collaboration with his venue in Berlin
· End of the day: Review of project funding opportunities

9 April (internal meeting)

10:00–15:00

· Strategies for future presentations
· Participants (Milana Zarić, Nataša Serec, Belma Bešlić-Gál, Timo Kreuser, Jernej Babnik Romaniuk, László Juhász) discuss curatorial involvement, sound production, and architectural aspects
· Collecting feedback and adjusting presentation strategies
· Closing remarks by Nataša Serec and László Juhász on the future direction and development of the Sounding Spomenik project