“Silent” and “listen”. Is there a reason why these words use the same letters? Coincidence? A proverb says: “To be a good listener you have to be silent first.” Guided by this inspiring theme, the 2020 edition of E.A.T. explored the many aspects and relationships of silence and listening. We experienced the communication of nature in its many facets, discovered places dedicated to silence and exchanged and experienced the poetry of silence as well as unusual musical performances.
Curated by Daniel Baumann, Bice Curiger, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Philip Ursprung.
Saturday, January 25
10:00 - 10:15
INTRODUCTION
Andrea Gilli
Cristina Bechtler
Finn Canonica
10:15 - 10:30
KEY NOTE: SILENT – LISTEN
Bice Curiger
10:30 - 11:00
WHEN I STOP THINKING THEN I REALLY AM
Jeppe Hein
11:00 - 11:30
HOW SILENCE AND SOUND SHAPE THE DOMESTIC SPACE: THE CISTERCIAN MONASTERY AS A FORM OF LIVING
Tatiana Bilbao
12:00 - 12:30
ÀMÁ: THE GATHERING PLACE
Emeka Ogboh
12:30 - 12:45
THE PURE NECCESITY
David Claerbout
Ziba Ardalan
13:00 - 15:00
BREATHE WITH ME
Jeppe Hein
15:00 - 15:30
WHY MAKE LIFE MORE DIFFICULT?
Erling Kagge
15:30 - 16:00
THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF SEEDS
Emanuele Coccia
16:00 - 16:30
BLACK GHOST BLUES
Charles Gaines
17:00 - 17:30
BIRDS SCREAM AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS IN HORRIFIED HELLISH RAGE EVERY MORNING AT DAYBREAK TO WARN US ALL OF THE TRUTH, BUT SADLY WE DON'T SPEAK BIRD
Marianna Simnett
17:30 - 18:00
EMOTIONS
Rolf Sachs
18:00 - 20:00
GALLERY VISITS
Chesa Planta
Galerie Monica de Cardenas
Galerie Tschudi
20:00
OUR LIVES
Ben Okri
23:00
AFTER PARTY
Makadem
DJ Evangelos
Sunday, January 26
10:00 - 10:30
THE UNSILENT WORLD
Chris Watson
10:30 - 11:00
THE CRASH BANG SILENCE OF SPACE
Jeannette Kuo
11:00 - 11:30
STILLE
Wolf Singer
11:30 - 12:00
THE AIR WE BREATHE
Cyrill Gutsch
12:00 - 12:30
LISTENING AS A COMPOSITIONAL PRACTICE
Isabel Mundry
12:40
CONCLUSION
Daniel Baumann
