Mobile Radio

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Radio art by Sarah Washington & Knut Aufermann. Use of Mastodon for project updates. Current publications:
- "out there" album by Tonic Train (sirr-ecords)
- "Radio Art Zone" book edited by Sarah (Hatje Cantz)
Websitehttps://mobile-radio.net
Spotlight on the amazing work of the Full of Noises team in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/10/full-of-noises-barrow-in-furness-venue
If you would like to hear the morse code Ursonate mentioned in the article, here's the documentation: https://mobile-radio.net/barrow-october-2009/
It’s known for making submarines. So how does this remote Cumbrian venue attract the world’s boldest musicians?

In a park keeper’s lodge in Barrow-in-Furness, Full of Noises has hosted the likes of Julia Holter and Lonnie Holley – and is a model for why arts funding matters

The Guardian
The Trajetos Communicantes project that combined sound art and public transport in Braga, Portugal, has published a bilingual book with essays on the matter of listening. It includes some lovely photos of our Bus Wisdom artwork and is available for download under a creative commons licence here: https://repositorium.uminho.pt/entities/publication/0478bf15-e471-40a3-a921-8f076b6d71c5
#sound #radio #art #creativecommons #book
Trajetos comunicantes - A matéria da escuta

Sob a premissa de que “é no ar que ondeia tudo”, este conjunto de ensaios explora a escuta como prática essencial para compreender e habitar o mundo contemporâneo, resgatando o som enquanto matéria sensível que molda o espaço público, a memória e a vida coletiva. Integrado num quadro teórico que articula mobilidade, território e comunidade, o projeto Trajetos Comunicantes, que integrou a programação artística da Braga 25 Capital Portuguesa da Cultura, desenvolveu-se no ano de 2025 através de investigação-ação, instalações sonoras, mediação cultural e residências artísticas, transformando autocarros de Braga em dispositivos de atenção e experimentação. Reunindo mais de 130 peças sonoras e contributos escritos de artistas, estudantes e investigadores , a iniciativa convocou novas formas de perceção dos ambientes urbanos e periurbanos, estimulando reflexões sobre deslocação, convivência, património acústico e as possibilidades — ou limites — de uma escuta comum. O livro A Matéria da escuta prolonga essa experiência, reunindo dezassete ensaios que atravessam os territórios auditivos, da sensorialidade e da criação, reafirmando o som como presença física e simbólica que sustém as nossas relações com os lugares, com os outros e com aquilo que imaginamos ser possível.

After a tech hiatus at Radio ARA you can now listen to all works of Radio Art Zone again at https://radioart.zone/artists

#radio #art #radioart #archive #sound

A little video of Knut's Kissa, a bring-your-own-music listening café, before the guests arrived, taken by the purveyor of House of Japan who offered tea and sake: https://www.instagram.com/houseofjapan.lu/p/DRpfWlcDN9L/?img_index=3
House of Japan on Instagram: "The other day, during Philharmonie Luxembourg’s Rainy Days Festival, I presented Japanese sake, matcha and tea in front of the special “kissa” style lounge. Guests enjoyed selecting vinyl records while experiencing authentic Japanese flavours in a relaxed and dynamic atmosphere. It was a pleasure to share this aspect of Japanese culture in such a creative setting. My sincere appreciation to the Philharmonie team for their invitation. 先日、Philharmonie Luxembourg「Rainy Days Festival」にて、特別に設置された“喫茶(kissa)”コンセプトスペースの前にて、日本酒・お抹茶・日本茶をご提供しました。来場された方々がレコードを選びながら、日本の味わいを楽しむ姿が印象的でした。活気ある雰囲気の中で文化をご紹介できたことを光栄に思います。お声がけくださったフィルハーモニーの皆様に心より感謝申し上げます。 #japaneseculture #sake #tea"

46 likes, 0 comments - houseofjapan.lu on November 29, 2025: "The other day, during Philharmonie Luxembourg’s Rainy Days Festival, I presented Japanese sake, matcha and tea in front of the special “kissa” style lounge. Guests enjoyed selecting vinyl records while experiencing authentic Japanese flavours in a relaxed and dynamic atmosphere. It was a pleasure to share this aspect of Japanese culture in such a creative setting. My sincere appreciation to the Philharmonie team for their invitation. 先日、Philharmonie Luxembourg「Rainy Days Festival」にて、特別に設置された“喫茶(kissa)”コンセプトスペースの前にて、日本酒・お抹茶・日本茶をご提供しました。来場された方々がレコードを選びながら、日本の味わいを楽しむ姿が印象的でした。活気ある雰囲気の中で文化をご紹介できたことを光栄に思います。お声がけくださったフィルハーモニーの皆様に心より感謝申し上げます。 #japaneseculture #sake #tea".

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For the whole of Saturday, 22nd November, Knut's Kissa will open as part of the rainy days festival for new music at Luxembourg Philhamonie. We will turn the building's VIP lounge into a bring-your-own-music listening cafe.

https://www.philharmonie.lu/en/programme/2025-26/knut-s-kissa-000000e9001ba1f4

The good people of @Radio_Web_MACBA have been recording interviews with #artists for nearly 20 years now. They distil these conversations into narrations through the power of editing. It is a huge resource, all available for download, a testimony to the importance of #audio at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona.

Here's the outcome of when we were skilfully asked questions: https://rwm.macba.cat/en/podcasts/sonia-438-mobile-radio/

Son[i]a #437. Mobile Radio | Podcast | Radio Web MACBA | RWM Podcasts

Two decades ago, Sarah Washington and Knut Aufermann left London to embark on their journey as Mobile Radio. They left behind a few hectic years in which they had been part of the city’s improvised…

MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
New post: in Braga with buses and bells for the Portuguese capital of culture
https://mobile-radio.net/braga-march-2025/
BRAGA March 2025 |

ICYMI 📡 A rich conversation with Mobile Radio (Sarah Washington & Knut Aufermann) on the art of radio: activating ephemeral stations, exploring community, space and transmission.

📻 Listen: https://rwm.macba.cat/en/podcasts/sonia-438-mobile-radio/

New #podcast 📻 Sarah Washington & Knut Aufermann reflect on Mobile Radio, their 20-year journey in #radio art.

We discuss:
• radio as space, medium & context
• activating local communities through broadcast art
• the role of archives and documentation
• the blurring of life, art, and experiment

A conversation about sound as space, collaboration, and the beauty of impermanence.

https://rwm.macba.cat/en/podcasts/sonia-438-mobile-radio/

Das Portrait unserer Radioarbeiten der letzten 20 Jahre kann jetzt nachgehört werden unter:
https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/unformatiert-die-radiokunstprojekte-von-sarah-washington-und-knut-aufermann-100.html
#radio #kunst
Die Radiokunstprojekte von Washington/ Aufermann - Unformatiert

Das Künstlerpaar Sarah Washington und Knut Aufermann kuratiert seit vielen Jahren internationale Radioprojekte. Sie fassen ihre Radioarbeit seit 2005 unter dem Begriff „Mobile Radio“ zusammen. Dabei ist ihnen wichtig, dass ihre temporären Studios zu einem Begegnungsort werden können.

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