The Space That Listens

The Space That Listens
Sunday 29 March, 14.30
Rijksakademie
Entrance free, reserve your free spot here

At the Rijksakademie, the final presentation of the Sonic Acts Spatial Sound Course unfolds as an exploration of space as a resonant instrument. Over a two-month programme led by composer, sound artist, and performer Ji Youn Kang, artists have developed works that consider sound as a material force capable of shaping perception, architecture, and atmosphere.

Through installations and performances, the participants share the results of their investigations: how sound travels, reflects, and unfolds through different environments, and how architecture can respond and resonate in return.

The audience is invited to listen to rooms that seem to listen back – spaces where sound is folded, reflected, and diffused within the architecture’s body. The presentation opens an evolving field of listening, where the boundaries between space, sound, and presence soften, and the rooms themselves seem to breathe.

The presentation features Ji Youn Kang and the workshop participants, whose names will be announced at a later date.

Reserve your free spot in the presentation via the ticket link.

The ‘Spatial Sound Course’ is part of the Spatial Sound Platform – a Sonic Acts initiative that immerses audiences in innovative auditory experiences – and is the second iteration of a workshop originally developed for the 2024 Biennial. It is part of ‘New Perspectives for Action’, a project by Re-imagine Europe, co-funded by the European Union.

The Sonic Acts Biennial 2026, titled 'Melted for Love', takes place in Amsterdam from 5 February to 29 March. Spread over 80 events across 15 venues, the programme features cutting-edge performances, contemporary sound experiments, and multidisciplinary art by over 200 artists.