Department of Sound Katowice
Biuro at Sanatorium is a special programme by Biuro Dźwięku Katowice (Department of Sound Katowice), created specifically for the Sanatorium of Sound Festival and presented for the sixth consecutive year in Dr Brehmer’s Spa Park in Sokołowsko. Its aim is to create a unique and comfortable environment for an immersive outdoor listening experience.
Alongside the festival artists, Department of Sound Katowice will present works through its custom-built multichannel sound system, including a hybrid radio play / multiplayer game by Michał Jurgielewicz, as well as a live performance by Qba Janicki and Marek Pospieszalski based on a composition by Gerard Lebik, recorded during his residency in Katowice.
Founded in 2014, Department of Sound Katowice is a social and educational initiative directed and curated by Zuzanna Waltoś and Piotr Ceglarek. The project is dedicated to promoting unconventional and expanded approaches to sound production and listening, while fostering the exchange of knowledge and experience between audiences and invited artists. Over the years, Department has developed a wide range of activities supporting the local electronic music scene, including workshops, collaborative concert sessions, outdoor events, experiments with multichannel sound diffusion, and the Micro-Residencies programme.
The project is organised by the Katowice City of Gardens Cultural Institution.
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PIOTR CEGLAREK
Co-founder and curator of Department of Sound Katowice since 2014, Piotr Ceglarek is a multimedia artist and graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, where he also teaches at the Multimedia Studio. His interactive audiovisual installations and sound-based projects have been presented by institutions and festivals including the Design Museum London, Unsound Festival, Sanatorium of Sound, Ars Independent, Fonomo, Mózg Festival, Sonic Fiction, Nachtdigital, Canti Spazializzati, Resonances Festival, Poolloop Festival, JazzArt Festival, Festival of Premieres, NURT ≈ Przedwiośnie, Katowice Street Art Urban Sound, the Cult Film Festival, Zollverein Extraschicht (Germany), Art+Bits, Medialab Katowice, Tauron Nowa Muzyka, Polloop Festival (Switzerland), Rondo Sztuki and Galeria Szara.
He has co-founded and continues to collaborate with the collectives and projects RGBoy, Teleport Katowice, Pollux, MTV: Modulartelevision, and the audiovisual duo Ceglarek/Dybała (CD).
ZUZANNA WALTOŚ
Co-founder, co-curator and director of Department of Sound Katowice since 2014. She studied Journalism and Curatorial Studies at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. She initiates and produces artistic and music projects that contribute to the development of Katowice’s electronic music scene.
As a curator, coordinator and member of organisational teams at the Katowice City of Gardens Cultural Institution, she has worked on projects including Street Art Urban Sound, BDK Sound Experiments Centre / Wrocław European Capital of Culture, and the Katowice JazzArt Festival. Her work focuses on building connections between artistic communities and expanding audiences’ competencies through innovative artistic events and educational programmes.
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