ctrl x Salonul de proiecte: Sounding the Archive. Counter-Histories in Everyday Life
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Sounding the Archive. Counter-Histories in Everyday Life Talk & Live set with Space Black & Chlorys June 21, 202619:00–23:00 Control ClubConstantin Mille 4, Bucharest Salonul de proiecte invites you to Sounding the Archive. Counter-Histories in Everyday Life, an evening of conversation and listening that explores how sonic archives can recover overlooked histories of solidarity, cultural exchange, and everyday life. Developed in connection with the research behind A World in a Negative – a project curated by Corina Oprea and hosted by Salonul de proiecte –, the event considers sound as both a historical document and a site of memory. During the late socialist period, under the regimes of Jaafar Nimeiry in Sudan and Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania, official sonic landscapes were carefully managed. State-sanctioned music and cultural production reflected the identities, narratives, and political relationships that those in power sought to promote. Yet just as revealing are the sounds that remained outside these official frameworks: informal gatherings, transnational cultural exchanges, analogue recordings circulated through personal networks, and oral histories that were never formally archived. Listening closely to this period means attending not only to what was recorded and preserved, but also to what remains absent. These gaps point toward forms of everyday solidarity and cultural connection that unfolded beyond institutional narratives, often in tension with the political and economic agendas that shaped relations between Romania and countries of the so-called "developing world." The discussion will explore the sonic archive as a tool for tracing these histories, asking what can still be recovered and how absence itself can function as a historical clue. It will also reflect on the role of the city in shaping sonic infrastructures, the conditions that allow them to emerge and flourish, and the forces that lead to their disappearance. As the significance of these informal archives becomes increasingly evident, the event raises urgent questions about their preservation and transmission. The evening will conclude with a live set by Space Black (Tabideee) and Chlorys, featuring curated musical selections alongside samples drawn from the project
ctrl x Salonul de proiecte: Sounding the Archive. Counter-Histories in Everyday Life
Control ClubAbout
Sounding the Archive. Counter-Histories in Everyday Life Talk & Live set with Space Black & Chlorys June 21, 202619:00–23:00 Control ClubConstantin Mille 4, Bucharest Salonul de proiecte invites you to Sounding the Archive. Counter-Histories in Everyday Life, an evening of conversation and listening that explores how sonic archives can recover overlooked histories of solidarity, cultural exchange, and everyday life. Developed in connection with the research behind A World in a Negative – a project curated by Corina Oprea and hosted by Salonul de proiecte –, the event considers sound as both a historical document and a site of memory. During the late socialist period, under the regimes of Jaafar Nimeiry in Sudan and Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania, official sonic landscapes were carefully managed. State-sanctioned music and cultural production reflected the identities, narratives, and political relationships that those in power sought to promote. Yet just as revealing are the sounds that remained outside these official frameworks: informal gatherings, transnational cultural exchanges, analogue recordings circulated through personal networks, and oral histories that were never formally archived. Listening closely to this period means attending not only to what was recorded and preserved, but also to what remains absent. These gaps point toward forms of everyday solidarity and cultural connection that unfolded beyond institutional narratives, often in tension with the political and economic agendas that shaped relations between Romania and countries of the so-called "developing world." The discussion will explore the sonic archive as a tool for tracing these histories, asking what can still be recovered and how absence itself can function as a historical clue. It will also reflect on the role of the city in shaping sonic infrastructures, the conditions that allow them to emerge and flourish, and the forces that lead to their disappearance. As the significance of these informal archives becomes increasingly evident, the event raises urgent questions about their preservation and transmission. The evening will conclude with a live set by Space Black (Tabideee) and Chlorys, featuring curated musical selections alongside samples drawn from the project