"Sound Body" by Kim Baraka

What happens when we unearth the sounds that live in us? What possibilities for action emerge when we voice our most soothing, our most triggering sounds?   Sound Body is a multimedia performance in “sound archeology”, exploring the body as a sound archive and excavation site. Working with remembered and collected sounds, the artist explores our relationship to sound as a gateway to our identities and lived experiences. Based on an archive of sounds ranging from the 2020 Beirut blast, the sound of drones constantly occupying the Lebanese airspace, and gibberish poems composed by loved ones, Sound Body is a live excavation of buried sounds experienced from afar through looped voice compositions and movement. The performance invites us to reflect on our individual and collective paths in relation to heritage, belonging, and memory in a world that keeps shattering us time and time again. Credits: Creation and performance: Kim Baraka   Dramaturgy Assistance: Rebecca Lillich // Krüger   Sound Advising: Ghenwa Noiré   Sound Archiving: Yann Anuri   Production assistance: Selin Yucenbak   Photo Credits: Gemma Rijnders & Aryan Jauregui   Made possible thanks to the support of Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Ettijahat Independent Culture and rehearsal space from Triplets Amsterdam   Produced by Ettijahat, co-funded by the European Union