I am thrilled to be guest-editing the upcoming issue of Tijdschrift Kunstlicht titled: Reverberant Ecologies: On the Relational Impact of Sonic Practices. It explores the current sonic turn within the visual arts, and the interconnectedness and interdependence of ecological systems through the affordances of sound and sonic practices. What started as a ‘sidequest’ during my Research Master thesis is quickly becoming one of my main research interests.
In this issue, we explore questions of What does it mean to state that ecologies are inherently reverberant things? And that reverberant bodies are affective bodies? How can we conceive of reverberation as a creative and transformative force? What are the possible ethical, political, aesthetic, and epistemological implications of being more attentive to the ways in which bodies extend themselves towards each other and become entangled through their vibrational energy? And how could being more receptive to other bodies’ reverberance help us address shared longings, navigate the ecological crisis, and form new “vibratory models of alliance” against social injustice?
We received proposals from multiple disciplines (literary studies, art history, philosophy, sound studies, and artistic research, among others), from scholars and practitioners based across the world. It is set to be Kunstlicht’s biggest issue yet, and will be published somewhere in April 2024. Can’t wait!
You can read the full call for papers here.
Manuela Zammit 