Sonic Futurisms

The Sonic Futurisms symposium contextualizes the thematic impulses of the Dystopia Sound Arts Biennial in resonance with the exhibitions, performances and other concurrent events.
Among other discursive lines of inquiry, the symposium explores an under-discussed conceptualization of a transcendental futurity, especially in the contemporary social-political-environmental realities of the Indian Subcontinent and globally: from oppressive far rightist ruling regimes constantly hurting democratic rights and artistic freedom of expression, to enforced divisions in the societies based on racist or casteist discriminations, as well as intensifying climate migrations. How can contemporary artists working with sound and listening respond to these crises, imagining possible futures from the critical artistic positions. The symposium will nurture these questions with participating artists, curators, and guest speakers.