Tag: 2025

  • Anita Berger

    “Everyday Sound Makers” Can you hear the sounds of everyday life?

    The world is full of sounds, even in places where we would hardly expect them. A glass bumping against the edge of a table. The humming of electrical appliances. The creaking of an old door. For me, all of this is music: not composed, not staged, but created in the moment. I don’t just hear with my ears. When sounds arise, I see lines, flowing shapes, vibrating shadows. For me, sound becomes a movement in space, an image that cannot be captured. This work invites you to experience this perception. Instructions:
    1. Place the headphones on the back of your neck, in direct contact with your skin.
    2. Touch the objects.
    3. Hear the sound. See the light. Experience the image. Tip: You can also touch other people: when they touch the objects, the contact flows through you.

    Sa. 11.10. 2 – 8 PM
    Su. 12.10. 2 – 6 PM

    WH22 / cdw Kulturareal

    “Detours broaden your knowledge of the area.” This sentence sums up how I see my own path. For a long time, I worked in a field that was characterized by clear processes and immediate demands, a daily routine that left little room for creativity or individuality. At the same time, I have always had an interest in music, art, and philosophy, which I am now pursuing in depth as part of my studies. So I live in a constant tension between the demands of reality and the freedom of individual expression and thought. This tension is also reflected in my work, in which I translate everyday things into new contexts and connect meanings. It is not a radical break, but a coexistence that has grown step by step. For me, it is not the paths I have taken that are decisive, but how they have shaped me.” – Anita Berger

  • Maerie C. Fricke

    one bar of soap

    a washroom

    a shower

    a memory pressed between yellowish tiles

    a towel on the wall, soaking wet

    a bar of soap

    lemon soap, 200g, RRP $0.53

    fragments of thought in sound & words

    Sa. 11.10. 2 – 8 PM
    Su. 12.10. 2 – 6 PM

    Artist Talk

    Su. 12.10. 4.30 PM

    Waschraum

    Maerie C. Fricke is a visual artist. She is currently in Kassel, on her way to Vienna to study at the University of Applied Arts, and next year she will be studying at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Nina Canell. Maerie C. Fricke’s artistic practice focuses on materiality and transformation processes—always in relation to social structures and dynamics. Her interdisciplinary approach extends to the realms of sound, text, and installations. The artist is driven by themes such as collective memory, the continuity of violent and radical structures, and sometimes simply a longing for something banal.

  • Svea Marzok

    The performance video shows the intimate feeling of insecurity, doubt, inner struggles, as well as a feeling of confinement, inner isolation, and psychological stress. It invites viewers to dive into emotional depths, aims to generate empathy, and raise awareness of the struggles that many people experience in secret.



    Sa. 11.10. 2 – 8 PM
    Su. 12.10. 2 – 6 PM

    Artist Talk

    Su. 12.10. 4.30 PM

    Waschraum



    Svea Marzok is a visual artist and has been studying at the Kassel Art Academy since 2024. Influenced by her experiences working with young adults and biographical turning points, she has developed an experimental, media-open practice that combines painting and video. Her work focuses on mental health, personality disorders, and identity. She explores how materiality and emotion resonate with each other, opening up spaces for dialogue in which viewers can actively think and feel along with her.

  • Lea-Maraike Sambale

    Object and sound Velour terry cloth, round steel, stool, sound (10 min, looped) Erinnerungskörper in blau is a multi-sensory spatial installation that deals with the inscription of tender touch into the somatic memory. Long, dark blue textile tubes made of velour terry cloth hang from a spiral-shaped metal structure made of round steel down to the floor. A blue plastic stool – a familiar everyday object used in bathrooms – stands at its center. Visitors are invited to take a seat and listen to a ten-minute sound recording in a loop via headphones: the sonorous noise of a hairdryer and the rhythmic stroking of a brush. Erinnerungskörper in blau moves between everyday intimacy and the awareness of transience. The expansive installation places slightly overlooked moments of care at its center and poses questions about closeness without real contact. The work creates a space for memories stored in the body and negotiates how we can remember touch. At the RANGE Sound Festival, only the 10-minute sound of the installation will be heard.

    Sa. 11.10. 2 – 8 PM
    Su. 12.10. 2 – 6 PM

    Artist Talk

    Su. 12.10. 4.30 PM

    Waschraum

    Lea-Maraike Sambale (she/her) is a transdisciplinary artist with a hybrid practice. She currently lives and works in Vienna. Since 2020, she has been studying fine arts at the Kunsthochschule Kassel with a focus on sculpture, new media, and theory and practice. Most recently, she completed a one-year Erasmus study program at the University of Applied Arts Vienna in the class for transmedia art under Professor Jakob Lena Knebl. In her artistic practice, Sambale moves between sensual-haptic textures and digital spaces. Her works include multimedia installations, performative video works, and textile objects. Her work focuses on the tension between physicality and technological surfaces, as well as the exploration of analog and digital cultures of memory. She often deals with social and political power dynamics and forms of care, placing particular emphasis on perspectives that are often underrepresented or rendered invisible. Her work has been shown in exhibition spaces in Kassel, Berlin, Hildesheim, Chemnitz, and Vienna.

  • Elkin Kutluer

    SAND II (2024)

    Sand, steel, time

    The hourglass is running, and time is slipping through our fingers like sand. Can you hear the sand trickling?

    The installation “SAND II” is an interplay of time, movement, form, and the sound that results from it. Trickling sand runs through the funnel. A pile of sand forms, which grows steadily and covers the floor over time. Put your ear to the whisper tube and listen to the sand.

    Sa. 11.10. 2 – 8 PM
    Su. 12.10. 2 – 6 PM

    WH22 / cdw Kulturareal


  • Erik Soto Rodríguez

    Through sound experiments, the transformation of objects, and the use of recycled materials, he creates sensitive scenarios that oscillate between the organic and the artificial. His works offer immersive experiences in which light, sound, and space become living organisms, inviting the viewer to become an active participant in the work. Combining technical precision with poetic dimensions, his artistic research explores sustainability, the life cycle of objects, and the way images, energy, and memory reshape our way of inhabiting the world today.

    Sa. 11.10. 14 – 20 Uhr
    So. 12.10. 14 – 18 Uhr

    Waschraum

    Erik Soto Rodríguez, Mexico.

    Interdisciplinary visual artist whose practice encompasses installation, bioart, and theater production.

    With Post-Chlorophilic Landscape, he creates a dystopian scenario in which life is created in a new materiality and nature merges with technology.

  • Muyang Lyu

    Beamcircus

    The idea of robot has long been intertwined with human’s imagination of mimicking life, automating labor, and the spirit of machines. Its roots can be traced back to pre-digital era, and even further to the myths and mechanical dreams of ancient times.
    Beam Bot is a series of small robots developed by Mark Tilden in the 1990s, inspired by Rodney Brooks’s behavior-based robotics. The name BEAM stands for Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics, and Mechanics. These small, bug-like creatures are driven by simple analog primitive “neurons”, that consume so little energy that they can often run on solar power. Even though they contain no micro-controllers and cannot be programmed, they are still move and respond to their surroundings in surprisingly complex and stable ways. While Tesla and Boston’s Robots capture the attention of the entire internet, these tiny electronic bugs shine quietly within old diagrams, in forgotten digital corners of unmaintained forums and blogs.
    At the festival, I’ll circuit-bending several classic Beam Bot and Synthesizers to create Chimera crickets, which will be presented as installtions. In the 30min radio piece, I will share a short history and story of these robots to discuss how bots evoke feelings similar to those we have toward living beings, and how they speak to our contemporary anxieties as well as our progressive view of technology and aesthetics.

    Sa. 11.10. 2 – 8 PM
    Su. 12.10. 2 – 6 PM

    Exhibition Waschraum

    Su. 12.10. 3.15 PM

    Lecture Performance

    Mimikri

    Artist Talk

    Su. 12.10. 4.30 PM

    Waschraum

    Muyang’s kinetic and interactive sound objects often focus on the poetic misuse of low-cost, low-tech, and low-maintenance analog circuits, many of which she discovered by chance on the internet. She still believes in the value and potential of outdated analog circuits in the age of AI and coding, especially in their non-standardized and unpredictable qualities. The design of many classic circuits relies on continuous modification and refinement by countless individuals—not only professionals but also amateurs—through which new applications are discovered. She regards DIY as a media-archaeological method: a way to embody critical reflection on technology through micro-political, everyday actions.

  • NB Spiders

    Not that it’s particularly rousing or really invites you to dance. But still… it’s precisely these quiet, unobtrusive sounds that sometimes make me want to just move.

    Su. 12.10. 6 PM


    Radio Tape Release

    Mimikri


    NB Spiders (they/them)
    is a sound & electronics artist whos practice transgresses binary gender constructs and is informed by crip aesthetics. They work in the fields of performance art and composition as well as building electronic instruments and microelectronics programming.

    They have realised, performed and presented productions at the Theater Dortmund, IndieCade Festival in Paris, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, and are a residency-alumni with the Alliance of International Production Houses (Bündnis internationaler Produktionshäuser) via HAU Hebbel am Ufer.


  • Holger Jenss

    The project Face the Music or The King of Kassel and Local Nightlife’s Seminal Shift deals with subcultural movements in the Kassel area during the late 1970s and 1980s, specifically the phenomenon of GI discos. Against the backdrop of the Cold War, US troops were stationed here until 1993 (and longer in other regions), with black GIs in particular shaping and influencing the music scene. The richness and diversity of the club scene and music styles at that time surprised and fascinated me in view of the current situation of the scene in Kassel and its surrounding areas. For Black Americans in particular, Kassel became a central hub for music and exchange in the 1970s and 1980s. Many clubs and concert events focused primarily on Black genres such as soul and funk, and later also electro and early rap. This resulted in a number of band projects between US-Americans and local German musicians, some of which were very short-lived and oftentimes released their music independently. Musically, this period produced many exciting upheavals which resulted in genres that were not yet fully formed or were being merged with other styles. In addition to the social context and political background, I am particularly interested in the emergence and transformation of the scene and its potential to create a sense of identity for people from different backgrounds. Equally important are the ways in which racism was dealt with in post-war Germany and the US (which sometimes carried over into life in the barracks) and the various forms of cultural appropriation happening within music and nightlife. With regard to the region, I am also interested in the transience of many subcultural trends and their influence on later developments. Formally, I use three vinyl releases by Kassel bands from the 1980s for the lecture performance, drawing on them to address various aspects and developmental stages of the scene. Further I use my own as well as found photographs, video excerpts from live performances, recordings of parties, and excerpts from interviews I conducted with contemporary witnesses and experts.

    Su. 12.10. 4 PM

    RadioHub Mimikri

    Holger Jenss works with photography, moving images, and sound. His research and artistic practice focus on the analysis of normative visual worlds, the construction of subcultural and mainstream contexts through visual codes and their translations, and postcolonial perspectives on photography and popular culture. From 2018 until 2024 he taught at Kunsthochschule Kassel as artistic associate in the field of intermedial photography. He lives and works in Kassel.

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  • Yus

    Radio Show with weird 60s-90s German Underground Tracks

    Su. 12.10. 5 PM

    RadioHub Mimikri

    Yus (28): always making music—and always on the hunt for songs that almost no one knows.

  • Monoyama

    At the Range Festival, Monoyama presents a live performance exploring the fusion of sound modulation and short recordings captured on site. By combining these immediate field recordings with intricate electronic processing, a complex yet delicate sonic blend emerges. This dynamic interplay creates a new mode of sound perception, inviting the audience to engage in an immersive and reflective listening experience.

    Friday 10.10. 11.30 PM

    neue Nachrichtenmeisterei

    Monoyama explores the boundaries of sound at the intersection of space and digital aesthetics. His works combine complex textures with minimalist clarity, creating immersive soundscapes that challenge perception and invite listeners on a sensory journey of discovery. In his performances, his architecture unfolds with a contemplative intensity that arouses curiosity and creates space for reflection.

  • Cat Woywod

    Catalysing possible futures through non-linear time experiences,Cat Woywod’s live compositions weave sonic topographies with field recordings, electronic processing, and voice. Between Meditation and Catharsis, Its site-specific rituals reflect on human and non-human sensory experiences.

    Frequently commissioned for film scores, sound installations,
    instrumental compositions and sound designs,
    Cat Woywod also collaborates with dancers and multidisciplinary artists as a live performer internationally.

    Dreaming through the ears,
    It creates timespace for sounding cripqueer Hope within apocalyptic Cataclysm

    “Like Ghosts in the Sun” – Live Composition Remixes

    Saturday 11.10. 9.30 PM

    Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei


    Cat Woywod questions habits of perception.
    Born as a descendant of artisans in Post-Wall Germany,
    It grew up in Silicon Valley, USA, the lignite mining industry of the Lower Rhine,
    The lime, slate, and metal industry of the Bergisches Land and on the soil of the Upper Bavarian foothills of the Alps. Since 2016, it’s haunts peculiar perceptions of time and space, through sound, light and drag in Kassel, Germany.
    

    Cat Woywod has been working as a freelance artist, sound designer, sound engineer, and drag thing since 2020. In 2023, it was awarded the “Kasseler Kunstpreis for Intermedia Art” by the Dr. Wolfgang Zippel Foundation, and is a post-grad from 2024 – 2026. Master student for “Sound Art / Composition” with Prof. Kiefer at the HfM, Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz.

  • Xrom


    Xorm is an audiovisual performance set in a fictional sci-fi universe, blending dungeon synth-inspired electronic music with immersive CG visuals. In a 1-hour live set Jonas Eschner is delving into the world of Xorm. From infinite castes to frutiger dolphins – the journey awaits.

    Friday 10.10. 9:30pm – 10:30pm

    Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei

  • Allen Homburg

    The project “Abrasive” by Allen Homburg features modern folkloric samples—heavily distorted and rapidly repeated. The sound of old melancholia contrasts with a mechanical groove.

    Saturday 11.10. 11:30pm – 00:10am

    Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei

  • (b)engel

    Experimental DJ set mixed with own productions as well as sound landscapes and spoken word

    Saturday 11.10./ Su. 12.10.

    02:25 AM 03:25 AM

    Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei

    (b)engel formerly known as gemini is a queer DJ and Producer based in Kassel. If they had to describe their DJ style it would be unhinged, high energy mixes ranging from 130 to 190 BPM. However their productions differ: Their first EP VOID* is based on feminist theories about the construction of the monstrous in film and cinema. They focus on storytelling and setting a certain mood for both disciplines, inviting you to dream of haunted landscapes on the dancefloor.

  • META

    For Range Festival META will perform an electroacoustic live-improvisation. These sessions are at the core of their musical work as a collective and are both musical and non-musical explorations of their shared feelings in the moment and a reflection of the environment. It will usually last from 30 to 45 minutes and move through different phases and moods. It will consist of amplified acoustic instruments, synthesizers, layered vocals and spoken word, soundscapes and found sounds which are weaved together by their shared tonal memory and the trust in each other. Listeners will be able to explore sonic landscapes, lay down or sit back and follow META´s collective dreamscapes.

    Saturday 11.10. 8pm

    Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei

    META is a sound and light art collective based in Darmstadt and Schwanheim, (GER) known for their immersive ambient, drone and free folk improvisations, that explore themes of fragility, trauma, the unconsciousness and trance. They have played since 2021 in changing constellations and showed their installations and performances among other places at Casino Luxembourg, Experimance Festival and during their residency at Frise Künstler*innenhaus Hamburg. The current lineup includes light artist Karen Fritz, multimedia artist Katharina Hamp and the sound designer and field recordist Dirk Dullmaier.

  • Thea Josepha Konatsu

    ECHO

    Sound performance with voice and loop station

    Echo – the one who was robbed of her voice, but retained the last word. Her voice is reassembled: fragmented, looped, multiplied. Repetition as resistance, resonance as reclaiming space, a polyphonic self, an emancipatory form?

    Friday 10.10. 8pm

    Neue Nachrichtenmeisterei

    Thea Josepha Konatsu’s intermedia practice deals with dislocation and the influence of cultural influences on the understanding of history and memory. Memories, fragments, and snippets are brought together in changeable montages and woven into stories, moving images, and sound.